Branch
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.