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Bath School Disaster
Bath, MI
On May 18, 1927, a dynamite blast rocked the Bath Consolidated School, shattering one wing of the building and resulting in the deaths of...
George D. Sowers House
Ovid, MI
Built in 1869-70 for George D. and Carrie Sowers, this house is an excellent example of Italianate architecture.
Greenbush United Methodist Church
St. Johns, MI
The Reverend William Benson organized a Methodist class for this area in 1849.
Gunnisonville
Dewitt Township, MI
Purchasing 160 acres of farmland from the government, Elihu Gunnison first settled this site, originally known as Gunnison, in 1835.
Joshua Simmons II
Eagle, MI
Joshua Simmons II, Revolutionary War veteran, is buried in this cemetery.
Michigan's Capital
Watertown Township, MI
Ahead lies Lansing, capital of Michigan.
Paine-Gillam-Scott House
St. Johns, MI
Lured by the railroad, John W. Paine (1821-1870) moved from the nearby Rochester Colony to St. Johns.
Philip Orin Parmelee
Lansing, MI
Philip Orin Parmelee, noted early aviator, lived a tragically brief but venturesome life.
Rochester Colony
Duplain, MI
In 1836 a Rochester, New York, association purchased land here and by winter several families were settled in newly built log homes.
St. John's Church
St. Johns, MI
In 1858 twelve persons organized St. John’s Church.
Village of Ovid
Ovid, MI
In 1836 inhabitants of Ovid, Seneca County, New York, began to settle this fertile farm area.
Westphalia Settlement
Westphalia, MI
In October 1836 the Reverend Anton Kopp and five other men from Westphalia, Germany, arrived in New York.