Eaton
1845 Eaton County Courthouse
Charlotte, MI
This building served as Eaton County’s courthouse from 1846 to 1872.
Austin Blair
Eaton Rapids, MI
Civil War governor Austin Blair (1818-1894) came to Jackson, Michigan, from New York in 1841.
Bellevue Gothic Mill
Bellevue, MI
Horatio Hall built this mill for Manlius Mann in 1854.
Center Eaton United Methodist Church
Eaton Township, MI
On November 30, 1878, the local Methodist class purchased land for a church from Benjamin and Catherine Spotts for twenty-five dollars.
Delta Center Methodist Church
Lansing, MI
In 1837 Methodists in Delta Township began meeting in a log schoolhouse.
Delta Mills
Delta Mills, MI
Erastus S. Ingersoll settled here in 1836 and constructed a water-powered sawmill.
Delta Mills Schools
Delta Mills, MI
On this site in 1839, residents of Delta Township built their first school.
Delta Township
Delta Township, MI
Musgrove Evans platted this area in 1827.
Dyer Limestone Kiln
Bellevue, MI
Bellevue and the surrounding area became well known for the production of high-quality lime beginning in the mid-1800s.
Eaton County
Charlotte, MI
Eaton County was organized in 1837 and named for President Andrew Jackson’s war secretary, John H. Eaton.
First Congregational Church
Olivet, MI
The First Congregational Church grew out of the evangelical movement that swept the country during the early nineteenth century.
First Congregational Church
Vermontville, MI
Reverend Sylvester Cochrane, a Congregational minister from Vermont, first conceived of a settlement in Michigan after a visit here in 1835.
First Congregational Church of Charlotte
Charlotte, MI
This handsome brick church was completed in 1881.
First Presbyterian Church
Dimondale, MI
In 1846 Congregational services were conducted by the Reverend Joseph Smith in the home of one of Windsor Township's earliest residents,...
Fitzgerald Park
Grand Ledge, MI
Migrant Indian tribes led by the famous Chief Okemos called this area “Big Rocks.
G. A. R. Hall
Sunfield, MI
The Samuel W. Grinnell Post No. 283 was granted its charter by the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) on October 6, 1884.
Governor Frank D. Fitzgerald Home
Grand Ledge, MI
Here lived Frank D. Fitzgerald who served his first term as governor 1935-1936.
Gresham United Methodist Church
Charlotte, MI
Members of the Gresham United Methodist Church first worshipped in a school and in homes.
Hamlin District No. 15 School
Eaton Rapids, MI
In 1853 Warren and Sophia Ford deeded land for a school to Eaton Rapids School District No. 15.
Island Park
Eaton Rapids, MI
This island, owned and operated by J. D. McAuliffe from 1872, was hailed as “a shady retreat for pleasure seekers .
Joseph and Mary Hall House
Charlotte, MI
Local builder Nathan Johnson built this house around 1845 for Charlotte’s first physician, Joseph P. Hall, and his wife, Mary.
Lawrence Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Charlotte, MI
Served for many years by circuit riding ministers, the Methodist congregation dates from 1838, making it Charlotte’s oldest religious...
Miller Dairy Farm No. 1
Eaton Rapids, MI
In 1896 dairy farmers Dennis and Mary Miller produced ice cream for the first time on this site, using a hand-crank freezer.
Olivet College
Olivet, MI
On February 24, 1844, the Reverend John J. “Father” Shipherd and thirty-nine followers arrived by ox-cart on this wilderness hilltop,...
Opera House
Vermontville, MI
Vermontville Opera House, completed in 1898, is still the main center of community activities.
The Country Capitol
Charlotte, MI
This modest farmhouse played an important role in Michigan politics in 1939 and 1940.
The Potterville United Methodist Church
Potterville, MI
The Potterville United Methodist Church was organized after the Reverend Hiram Nichols held a revival meeting in Potterville in 1867.
Underhill Store
Dimondale, MI
Isaac M. Dimond purchased 4,000 acres of land here in 1837.
Vermontville Academy
Vermontville, MI
In 1836 a group from Vermont known as the Union Colony settled here.