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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X6H_john-wesley-conant-house-historical_Plymouth-MI.html
John W. and Alice Conant of New York purchased land near Denton in 1833, and built this house soon after. During World War II, when the original site was condemned to make way for the Willow Run Bomber Plant, the family moved the house to its pres…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X5V_ticknor-campbell-house-historical_Ann-Arbor-MI.html
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In 1844 Benjamin Ticknor, a U.S. naval surgeon from Connecticut, built this Classic Revival house on his 183-acre farm in Pittsfield Township. He used cobblestone construction, which originated in upstate New York. The rear wing includes a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X1Z_saline-presbyterian-church-historical_Saline-MI.html
Side 1
In 1831, Presbyterian families from Newark, New York, traveled by boat through the Erie Canal to Detroit. Settling in the Saline area, they held their first religious service on July 18, 1831. Thereafter, services were held in schoolhouses…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X1Y_davenport-house-historical_Saline-MI.html
This handsome two-and-a-half story residence, constructed in 1875, was the home of William H. Davenport (1826-1909), prominent Saline citizen. In 1851, Davenport entered into a partnership with H.J. Miller in a general store. He bought out Miller'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WRR_the-barracks-ypsilanti-in-the-civil-war-historical_Ypsilanti-MI.html
The Barracks
When the Civil War began in 1861, this corner site housed a commercial building called the Norris Block. Its location across the street from the railroad station made it an ideal place for short-term lodging for enlistees waiting to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WRG_prospect-park-historical_Ypsilanti-MI.html
In 1842 this site became Ypsilanti's second cemetery, and at one time approximately 250 people were buried here. However, when Highland Cemetery opened in 1864, the use of this site began to decline. Inspired by a nationwide parks movement, in 189…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WM4_harris-hall-historical_Ann-Arbor-MI.html
Harris Hall was built in 1886 as a student center to "establish Christian teaching in the midst of a great secular university." Funds were raised from all over the country by Michigan Episcopal Bishop Samuel Harris. As a parish house for St. Andre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WCN_the-university-of-michigan-mens-glee-club-historical_Ann-Arbor-MI.html
In the 19th century, at universities throughout the United States, students came together in celebration of their love of song to form glee clubs. Leading the trend was the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, founded in 1859. Through the years…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WAU_michigan-summer-symposium-in-theoretical-physics-historical_Ann-Arbor-MI.html
This plaque honors the Michigan Summer Symposium in Theoretical Physics, 1928-1941, under the leadership of Harrison Randall. During this period virtually every world-renowned physicist lectured at the symposium, which played a critical role in he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WA6_the-denison-archway-historical_Ann-Arbor-MI.html
So named in honor of him who suggested the idea of constructing it Professor Charles Simeon Denison, for forty-two years teacher of stereotomy, mechanism, and drawing in the University of Michigan.
This tablet is placed here by his colleagues a…