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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WZK_marguerite-deangeli-branch-library-historical_Lapeer-MI.html
Born in 1899, Lapeer native Marguerite deAngeli was a significant author and illustrator of 20th century children's literature. In 1950, she was awarded the Newberry Medal for The Door in the Wall, and was one of the first inductees into the Michi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WZJ_lapeer-public-library-historical_Lapeer-MI.html
Founded in 1859, the Lapeer Ladies Library Association gathered the community's first collection of books for lending. The popularity of the collection led the Carnegie Foundation to offer $10,000 to build a public library in 1916. In part through…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WZI_the-tuttle-house-historical_Lapeer-MI.html
Lapeer lumberman Columbus Tuttle and his second wife, Linda, had this Queen Anne house built around 1890. Tuttle's planing mill provided lumber for the county's earliest homes and businesses. After lumbering declined during the 1880s, Tuttle's mil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WZH_lapeer-county-historical_Lapeer-MI.html
Set off by Gov. Cass in 1822, this county took its name from the French La Pierre, a translation of the Indian name for the Flint River. Settlers began to arrive in 1828. The county seat, founded in 1831, was also named Lapeer. Organization of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WZG_protecting-the-impaired-historical_Lapeer-MI.html
The Michigan Legislature passed a bill in 1913 authorizing sterilization of mentally impaired persons confined in public institutions, even over the objections of a parent or guardian. The law was adopted to prevent those so confined from ever hav…