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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM208A_grosse-pointe-farms-water-filtration-plant_Grosse-Pointe-Farms-MI.html
In 1893 summer residents organized the Grosse Pointe Water Company. Soon after, a village waterworks was built on Lake Shore near Moross Road to serve houses along the lake. The Peninsular Electric Light Company (forerunner of the Detroit Edison C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM207Z_this-bell-house_Grosse-Pointe-Farms-MI.html
formerly located at Fair Acres the Grosse Pointe estate of Mrs. Henry B. Joy, was first erected there in 1929.
Presented to the city in her memory by her son Henry, it was moved to this location in April 1959.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YTH_hamtramck-stadium_Hamtramck-MI.html
Side 1
After the Civil War, black and white baseball players could play on the same teams. But by 1900, black players were excluded from white professional leagues. More than 4,000 African Americans and Latinos played baseball in U.S. professiona…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y79_the-allen-park-va-medical-center_Allen-Park-MI.html
In honor of
the men and women who served
in the armed forces
of the United States of America
and
the Allen Park VA Medical Center
The Allen Park VA Medical Center stood on this site from 1937 until 2002. The property on which the Medical C…
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/HM1W1U_canton-center-school-historical_Canton-MI.html
This one-room schoolhouse was constructed in 1884 by Hargreaze Sittlington. The school's arches and raised brickwork may have been modeled after the 1882 Cherry Hill United Methodist Church. Both buildings are typical of rural schoolhouses and chu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VWH_michigan-alkali-company-historical_Wyandotte-MI.html
Side A
On October 17, 1890, Captain John Baptiste Ford (1811-1903) purchased this property along the Detroit River. He established the Michigan Alkali Company here in 1893. Ford had financial interests in several glass companies, and he chose the…