Biddle House
This house is probably the oldest on the island. Parts of it may date from 1780. A deed to the property, upon which a one hundred dollar down payment was made in 1822 by Edward Biddle,...
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Congregational United Church of Christ
Lewiston developed in 1891-92 around the Michelson and Hanson Lumber Company. Dr. U. H. Traver and George Tuxworth held the first religious meetings in the lumber camp. The Reverend A. M. Hills...
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Michigan Central Railroad Depot
Built in 1886, and conceived by Frederick Spier, the design of this granite block building was influenced by the great American architect Henry Hobson Richardson. The massive arch and...
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Stewart Farm / Memoir of Aura Stewart
This is likely the oldest farm complex on Harsens Island. Harvey Stewart, a brewery and distillery owner from New York State, came to the Michigan Territory in 1810. He served as a guide...
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East Brother Light Station
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In Memory of Ruth Fisher Founder
Krellenberg Building
KRELLENBERG BUILDING PETER KRELLENBERG WAS A GERMAN CABINET MAKER WHO CAME TO WOODLAND FROM SACRAMENTO IN 1869 AND ESTABLISHED HIS FURNITURE AND COFFIN TRADES AT THIS SITE. HIS FAMILY HOME WAS ONE...
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When a Chat Over Wine Turned to Russian Hacking
Wine Rooms Heritage DONALD TRUMP Got into trouble here when a chat over wine turned to Russian hacking The Mueller Enquiry Submitted by @SebastianEPayne
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Conquistador
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Site of Napoleon Bonaparte Byrne House
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1976 SITE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE BYRNE HOUSE 1868 In 1858, prosperous farmer Napoleon Byrne sold his Missouri land and journeyed west with his wife Mary...
Texas Dental Association
This professional association traces its history to 1869, when a group of dentists met in Houston and drafted a constitution and by-laws. Dr. Menard Michau of Houston was elected first president...
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Cowles Mountain
Cowles Mountain Elevation 1,591 Feet Above Sea Level Mission Trails Regional Park Cowles Mountain is the dominant feature of Mission Trails Regional Park and the highest point in the City of...
John B. Allen School
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Tony Bennett
Site of the original performance of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco".
Idlewild / Idlewild
Prior to 1964, segregationist policies limited African Americans’ options for where to spend vacation time. In 1915 white developers, Adelbert and Erastus Branch of White Cloud and Wilbur...
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Stonecrest
This land served as the local schoolhouse site from 1836 to 1895. The original schoolhouse situated here was built of hewn logs and oak shakes. Stonecrest was constructed as a one-room schoolhouse...
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Michigan's Interurbans
Michigan’s first interurban, the Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, began operating in 1890. Pulled by a steam engine, the cars went west on Packard Road to the Ann Arbor city limits. Because of the low...
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Methodist Episcopal Church of Twin Lake
In 1883 the Methodist Episcopal Church of Twin Lake Village purchased the land on which this church was built from parishioner Archibald Buell for $35.00. In the next two years members...
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Indian Mission, The
Here, on July 1, 1845, three Lutheran missionaries, Reverend Johann J. F. Auch, Reverend J. Simon Dumser, and Reverend George Sinke, arrived. The Lutheran leader, Reverend Friedrich Schmid, sent...
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Singapore, Michigan
Beneath the sands near the mouth of the Kalamazoo River lies the site of Singapore, one of Michigan’s most famous ghost towns. Founded in the 1830s by New York land speculators, who hoped it would...
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