Monroe
Exeter Township Hall
Exeter was organized in 1836 and named for the New York birthplace of the township’s first postmaster, Henry Palmer.
George Armstrong Custer
Monroe, MI
Raised in Monroe, George Armstrong Custer graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1861.
Lake Erie
Monroe, MI
Named for the Erie Indians, this was the last of the Great Lakes discovered by white men.
Michigan: Historic Crossroads
Monroe, MI
Because of its location in the heart of the Upper Great Lakes, Michigan has been a historic crossroads.
Monroe
Monroe, MI
Monroe, founded about 1784, is one of Michigan’s oldest settlements.
Peter Seitz Tavern and Stagecoach Inn
Raisinville Township, MI
In 1856 German immigrant Peter Seitz built this house as a residence and stagecoach inn on North Custer plank toll road.
Potter Cemetery
Carleton, MI
In 1847 Ash and Berlin Township people began to be buried in this cemetery, located on the property line between Royal and Mary Ann...
Rice Cemetery
Milan, MI
In 1833 Caleb Rice came to Milan from Orleans, New York, and purchased 240 acres at the intersection of Dennison and Hickory Roads for...
Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church
Dundee, MI
In 1860 the Reverend A. D. Herzberger of Monroe chartered this church with twenty-two members.
St. Patrick Church
Carleton, MI
Irish and German immigrants first came to this area, known as Stony Creek, in the 1840s.
Trinity Episcopal Church
Monroe, MI
The Reverend John O’Brien became Monroe’s first Episcopal rector in late 1831.