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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29V4_s-s-edmund-fitzgerald_Detroit-MI.html
The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald known as one of the largest ships on the Great Lakes, passed by this location transporting taconite iron ore to ports in Detroit, Toledo and beyond. November 10, 2015 marked 40 years since this 729-foot steamer succu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29UU_bishops-residence_Detroit-MI.html
Side 1 This Tudor Revival residence was constructed in the mid-1920s. The Boston architectural firm of Maginnis and Walsh designed the house for the Catholic bishop of Detroit during the tenure of Michael J. Gallagher. Its ecclesiastical origins …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20AR_police-radio-dispatch_Detroit-MI.html
During the early twentieth century, Detroit police and their criminal foes both adopted the automobile as their preferred means of transportation. To regain an advantage, Detroit police pioneered a novel use for radio. In 1921, under Commissioner …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20AQ_st-johns-presbyterian-church_Detroit-MI.html
On April 27, 1919, thirty-nine people met in the First Presbyterian Church on Woodward Avenue and organized St. John's Presbyterian Church. Reverend John W. Lee, a field missionary, led the formation of the church to serve Detroit's growing black …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XO3_st-marys-school-historical_Detroit-MI.html
This structure, designed by Pius Daubner, was completed in 1868. It is one of the oldest Catholic school buildings in the state and the third in the history of St. Mary's. At the first school, built in 1844, laymen were the original instructors. I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XO2_second-baptist-church-historical_Detroit-MI.html
Founded in 1836 by thirteen former slaves, the is the oldest black congregation in Michigan. From its beginnings the church has occupied a prominent place in Detroit's black community. In 1839 it established the city's first school for black child…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XO1_second-baptist-church-underground-railroad-site-historical_Detroit-MI.html
Second Baptist Church Underground Railroad Site Fort Street Stations 1836-1854 1854-1857 Croghan (Monroe) Street Station 1857-1865
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X25_st-marys-rectory-historical_Detroit-MI.html
Constructed in 1876, this North Italian Banded Romanesque structure was designed by Swiss architect Julius Hess. It is the second rectory building of the St. Mary's parish, which was organized in 1835 under the leadership of Father Martin Kundig (…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VDM_shipbuilding-traditions-historical_Detroit-MI.html
Long before cars were built along the lower Rouge River in Dearborn, the site was home to shipbuilding. Early 1700s French settlers established a small shipyard on the Rouge River at Baby Creek. The British later used the same site to build armed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QYN_st-marys-church_Detroit-MI.html
St. Mary's parish was founded by Father Martin Kundig in 1835 for the German-speaking Catholics in Detroit and is the third oldest Catholic parish in the city. The cornerstone for the original church was laid on the feast of Corpus Christi, June 1…
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