Branch

15 historical markers in Michigan

Branch County

Coldwater, MI

Branch County, named for John Branch, President Andrew Jackson’s secretary of the navy, was one of thirteen counties established by the...

First Congregational Church

Union City, MI

On March 7, 1837, the Reverend Calvin Clark of Homer led sixteen people in organizing the First Congregational Church of Union City.

First Presbyterian Church

Coldwater, MI

Organized in 1837, the same year that Coldwater became a village, the local Presbyterian society held services in various quarters until...

Governor Cyrus Gray Luce

Coldwater, MI

On this site lived Cyrus Gray Luce, twenty-seventh governor of Michigan.

H. C. Lewis Art Gallery

Coldwater, MI

Businessman Henry Clay Lewis and his wife, Alma, built the original part of this structure in 1869 to house their extensive art...

Harriet Quimby

Coldwater, MI

According to a long-standing Quimby family tradition, early aviatrix Harriet Quimby was born in the Coldwater area on May 1, 1875, to...

Methodist Episcopal Church

Coldwater, MI

Methodists held the first religious services in Girard Township.

Michigan Library Association

Coldwater, MI

The first formal step toward the founding of a state library association was taken by Mary A. Eddy, of the Coldwater Free Public Library,...

Quincy Public Library

Quincy, MI

In 1906 Quincy businessman Charles W. Bennett and steel entrepreneur Andrew Carnegie both offered to build a library in Quincy Township.

State Public School at Coldwater

Coldwater, MI

In 1871 the Michigan legislature authorized the building of a special state public school to furnish temporary support and instruction...

The Chicago Road

Bronson, MI

One of the great routes for the pioneers coming west was the Chicago Road.

The City of Coldwater, 1861-1961

Coldwater, MI

Potawatomi Indians ceded Coldwater Prairie to the United States in 1827.

Union City Iron Furnace

Union City, MI

On March 17, 1847, the Union City Iron Company was incorporated with leading citizens of the town as stockholders.

Union City Methodist Episcopal Church

Union City, MI

During 1836-37 cabinetmaker David Hull led the organization of the township's first religious society.

Wing House Museum

Coldwater, MI

Lucius M. Wing (1839-1921), Civil War captain, county sheriff, and prominent businessman, purchased this residence in 1882.

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