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'Lyon Lake' is a small, natural lake in Fredonia Township, Calhoun County, Michigan. The lake is approximately long and wide (). The lake is part of a small cluster of lakes south of the historic village of Marshall, Michigan. ... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. The first house at what was then known as the "Forks of the Kalamazoo" was erected near this site by Tenney Peabody, a New Yorker. To this cabin with its thatched roof of grass from the banks of the nearby Kalamazoo River, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Marker Front: On May 13, 1877, the second Sunday of the month, Juliet Calhoun Blakeley stepped into the pulpit of the Methodist-Episcopal Church and completed the sermon for the Reverend Myron Daugherty. According to ... More on HMDB

Inscription. It was in the spring of 1911 that two freshmen at Albion College, Byron D. Stokes and F. Dudleigh Vernor, wrote the words and music for a song they called "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi.... More on HMDB

Inscription. "The Old Rugged Cross, " one of the world's best-loved hymns, was composed here in 1912 by the Rev. George Bennard (1873-1958). The son of an Ohio coal miner, Bennard was a lifelong se... More on HMDB

Inscription. Methodists obtained a charter for Spring Arbor Seminary from the Territorial Council of Michigan in March, 1835. Later the institution was established in Albion on land donated by Jesse Crowell, a leading Albion pioneer ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Front), Harold Craig Brooks (1885-1978) was Marshall's mayor from 1925 to 1931, patron, and philanthropist. His interest in city beautification set a standard for preservation and adaptive use as early as 1921. He owned ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On this foundation stood the log house of the Reverend John D. Pierce. Born in New Hampshire, Pierce moved to Marshall in 1831, where he founded the Congregational church. In 1834 he and Isaac Crary designed Michigan's ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Front): In 1866 northern Civil War veterans organized the Grand Army of the Republic to fight for veterans' pensions and other benefits. Michigan's first chapter was formed the next year. National membership peaked in ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Front), This house, built for local attorney Henry W. Taylor and long owned by the Schuyler family, was also home to Mary "Mazie" Miller (1871-1941) and her husband, Craig. An outspoken suffragette and Republican political ... More on HMDB

(McGee-Osbourne, 40', 1850s, MI-13-10) at Albion College in Albion , Calhoun County, MI. MI99 (Superior St.) S. 0.25 miles from jct with Bus.I94 (Michigan Av.) in Albion, E. on Erie St. 0.3 miles to the house on the S. side of the ... More on dalejtravis.com