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THIS TABLET IN MEMORY OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INDIANS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WARS 1914 1918-1939 1945 WAS ERECTED BY THE B.C. INDIAN ARTS & WELFARE SOCIETY  

THIS TABLET IN MEMORY OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INDIANS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WARS 1914 1918-1939 1945 WAS ERECTED BY THE B.C. INDIAN ARTS & WELFARE SOCIETY

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    Reves-Wilhelm Cemetery

    In this small cemetery are buried members of a pioneer family that settled this land in the 1820s. Many descendants still live in this area. Here lies Peter Wilhelm, who in 1827 or 1829 acquired...

    In this small cemetery are buried members of a pioneer family that settled this land in the 1820s. Many descendants still live in this area. Here lies Peter Wilhelm, who in 1827 or 1829 acquired...

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    Mackinac Straits

    Nicolet passed through the straits in 1634 seeking a route to the Orient. Soon it became a crossroads where Indian, missionary, trapper, and soldier met. From the 1600s through the War of 1812...

    Nicolet passed through the straits in 1634 seeking a route to the Orient. Soon it became a crossroads where Indian, missionary, trapper, and soldier met. From the 1600s through the War of 1812...

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    Mission House

    In 1823 the Reverend William Ferry founded a mission on Mackinac Island on land now known as Mission Point. Two years later he and his wife, Amanda, erected this building as a boarding school for...

    In 1823 the Reverend William Ferry founded a mission on Mackinac Island on land now known as Mission Point. Two years later he and his wife, Amanda, erected this building as a boarding school for...

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    Michigan State Ferry System / Michigan State Car Ferries

    In 1923, in response to increasing automobile traffic, the Michigan Highway Department established the Michigan State Ferry System to connect the Upper and Lower Peninsulas by transporting...

    In 1923, in response to increasing automobile traffic, the Michigan Highway Department established the Michigan State Ferry System to connect the Upper and Lower Peninsulas by transporting...

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    St. John Evangelical Lutheran / Amelith

    German missionary Pastor Ferdinand Sievers organized St. John Church in June 1852 to serve a colony of German migrants, some fleeing the turmoil that followed the European revolutions of 1848....

    German missionary Pastor Ferdinand Sievers organized St. John Church in June 1852 to serve a colony of German migrants, some fleeing the turmoil that followed the European revolutions of 1848....

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    Dougherty Mission House / Rushmore House and Inn

    Peter Dougherty arrived on Mackinac Island in 1838, planning to establish a Presbyterian mission to the Ojibwe and Odawa tribes in northern Michigan. He selected the Grand Traverse Bay area and...

    Peter Dougherty arrived on Mackinac Island in 1838, planning to establish a Presbyterian mission to the Ojibwe and Odawa tribes in northern Michigan. He selected the Grand Traverse Bay area and...

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    Underhill Store

    Isaac M. Dimond purchased four thousand acres of land here in 1837. In 1850 he built a dam on the Grand River to furnish power for a sawmill and gristmill, platting the village of Dimondale in...

    Isaac M. Dimond purchased four thousand acres of land here in 1837. In 1850 he built a dam on the Grand River to furnish power for a sawmill and gristmill, platting the village of Dimondale...

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    Walker Tavern/Walker Tavern

    This tavern was built around 1832. Stagecoach passengers stopped here for lodging and food as they traveled between Detroit and Chicago on the Chicago Road (later US-12) and on the La Plaisance...

    This tavern was built around 1832. Stagecoach passengers stopped here for lodging and food as they traveled between Detroit and Chicago on the Chicago Road (later US-12) and on the La...

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    Olivet College

    On February 24, 1844, the Reverend John J. “Father” Shipherd and thirty-nine followers arrived by ox-cart on this wilderness hilltop, driving their herds before them. They felt God had directed...

    On February 24, 1844, the Reverend John J. “Father” Shipherd and thirty-nine followers arrived by ox-cart on this wilderness hilltop, driving their herds before them. They felt God had directed...

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    The Strand / Theatre District

    On April 21, 1921, this building opened as the Strand Theater and Arcade. The two thousand-seat theater boasted one of the largest vaudeville stages in the state and a screen for viewing motion...

    On April 21, 1921, this building opened as the Strand Theater and Arcade. The two thousand-seat theater boasted one of the largest vaudeville stages in the state and a screen for viewing motion...

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    Scout Barracks / Parade Ground

    In 1929, Park Commissioner Roger Andrews invited eight Eagle Scouts, including future President Gerald Ford, to serve as the “Governor’s Honor Guard” and tour guides at Fort Mackinac. Scouts...

    In 1929, Park Commissioner Roger Andrews invited eight Eagle Scouts, including future President Gerald Ford, to serve as the “Governor’s Honor Guard” and tour guides at Fort Mackinac....

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    New Fort Brady

    When Sault Ste. Marie expanded and its canal was widened, the riverfront site of Fort Brady was abandoned for a higher, more strategic site selected by General Philip Sheridan. Work began in 1886,...

    When Sault Ste. Marie expanded and its canal was widened, the riverfront site of Fort Brady was abandoned for a higher, more strategic site selected by General Philip Sheridan. Work began in 1886,...

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    Menominee Area

    This was the home of the Menominee Indians. Nicolet, the French explorer, visited them in 1634 on his futile search for Cathay. Conflict over fishing rights brought on the Sturgeon War here...

    This was the home of the Menominee Indians. Nicolet, the French explorer, visited them in 1634 on his futile search for Cathay. Conflict over fishing rights brought on the Sturgeon War...

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    Michigan Pharmacists Association

    On November 14, 1883, seventy-seven druggists met in the State Capitol to organize the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association. Jacob Jesson of Muskegon led the effort to establish a...

    On November 14, 1883, seventy-seven druggists met in the State Capitol to organize the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association. Jacob Jesson of Muskegon led the effort to establish...

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    Michigan at Tebbs Bend / Michigan at Tebbs Bend

    During the first week of July 1863, while the people of the North and the South focused their attention on Gettysburg and Vicksburg, five Michigan companies defended the bridge across the Green...

    During the first week of July 1863, while the people of the North and the South focused their attention on Gettysburg and Vicksburg, five Michigan companies defended the bridge across the Green...

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    Gogebic Iron Range

    The Gogebic was the last of the three great iron ore fields opened in the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. Beginning in 1848 with Dr. A. Randall, federal and state geologists had mapped the...

    The Gogebic was the last of the three great iron ore fields opened in the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. Beginning in 1848 with Dr. A. Randall, federal and state geologists had mapped the...

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    The Famous George Burns Pool Table

      Pere Marquette Railroad Depot

      In 1891-92 the Chicago and West Michigan Railway, precursor to the Pere Marquette Railroad, extended the line between Traverse City and Petoskey through Spencer Creek. William Alden Smith, the...

      In 1891-92 the Chicago and West Michigan Railway, precursor to the Pere Marquette Railroad, extended the line between Traverse City and Petoskey through Spencer Creek. William Alden Smith,...

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