Isabella County Seat / The Founding of Mount Pleasant

Isabella County Seat / The Founding of Mount Pleasant (HM1Q67)

Location: Mount Pleasant, MI 48858 Isabella County
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N 43° 36.328', W 84° 46.582'

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Isabella County Seat

The state legislature organized Isabella County on February 11, 1859. A commission appointed by the governor established the county seat as Isabella Centre. To encourage settlement on land he owned in Isabella County, lumberman David Ward deeded five acres in present-day Mount Pleasant to the county on the condition that the county courthouse be erected on that land. In 1860 voters approved the transfer of the county seat to Mount Pleasant, and a simple frame building was constructed on the site as the first courthouse. The county built a stately brick courthouse on this site in 1877. That building was demolished in 1972.



The Founding of Mount Pleasant

During the 1850s lumberman David Ward purchased land in section 15 of Union Township. In 1860 he platted the village of Mount Pleasant with land set aside for a courthouse square. Harvey and George Morton, developers from New York State, purchased Ward's property in 1863. Isaac A. Francher surveyed and recorded the plat of Mount Pleasant for the Mortons in 1864. The village was roughly bounded by Lincoln Street, Wisconsin Street, Lansing Street, Oak Street and the Chippewa River. Water-powered milling, lumber processing, and county government formed the basis of Mount Pleasant's growth after the Civil War. On April 16, 1875, the state legislature incorporated the village of Mount Pleasant.
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HM NumberHM1Q67
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker NumberL2080
Year Placed2000
Placed ByMichigan Historical Center, Michigan Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015 at 9:01am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 679457 N 4830456
Decimal Degrees43.60546667, -84.77636667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 36.328', W 84° 46.582'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 36' 19.68" N, 84° 46' 34.92" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)989
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Mosher St, Mount Pleasant MI 48858, US
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