Lapeer

14 historical markers in Michigan

Columbiaville Depot

Columbiaville, MI

In the nineteenth century railroads provided the prime transportation link between small villages and the rest of the country.

Currier House

Almont, MI

Frederick and Mary Currier built this house around 1854, inspired by Orson Fowler’s A Home for All, which promoted the octagon form as a...

Dryden Depot

Dryden, MI

The area now known as Dryden was settled in 1834.

General Squier Park

Dryden Twp, MI

Major General George Owen Squier (1865-1934) was a noted soldier and scientist.

Grand Trunk Railroad Depot

Imlay City, MI

The Port Huron & Lake Michigan Railroad, later the Grand Trunk Western, arrived here in 1870.

Henry Stephens Memorial Library

Almont, MI

Henry Stephens (1823-1886), a native of Dublin, Ireland, was a merchant, lumberman, and financier.

Ladies Library Hall

Dryden, MI

The Ladies Library Association was established in 1871 to provide reading material at a small cost to the community.

Lapeer County

Lapeer, MI

Set off by Gov. Cass in 1822, this county took its name from the French La Pierre, a translation of the Indian name for the Flint River.

Lapeer Public Library

Lapeer, MI

Founded in 1859, the Lapeer Ladies Library Association gathered the community’s first collection of books for lending.

Pioneer Bank

North Branch, MI

Pioneer Bank was founded in 1885 as a state bank, and reorganized in 1889.

St. Patrick's Church

Clifford, MI

St. Patrick Church began in 1879 with visits from Father Clement Krebs, pastor at St. Agatha Church in Gagetown.

The Tuttle House

Lapeer, MI

Lapeer lumberman Columbus Tuttle and his second wife, Linda, had this Queen Anne house built around 1890.

The William Peter Mansion

Columbiaville, MI

This structure, completed in 1896, was the home of William Peter (1824-1899).

United Methodist Church

Columbiaville, MI

This handsome Romanesque structure was completed in 1897 for the Methodist Protestant Church of Columbiaville.

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