Larke Road
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Jagman714
N 46° 27.787 W 084° 22.505
16T E 701547 N 5148853
The Larke Road Marker is located in front of a gas station on Three Mile Rd east of I-75 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Waymark Code: WM6R8X
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2009
Views: 17
Until 1962 Three Mile (Larke) Road was known simply as Larke Road. In 1876 Henry Larke (1824-1900) became the first settler along this road, making his home about one and one-half miles west of this site. He had emigrated from Canada, where he farmed and made wooden pumps. From 1876 until 1897 Larke operated a dairy farm near this site. His son Richard, and his daughter-in-law, Lena, maintained the farm until the 1940s. Around the turn of the century, a local glacial deposit and the local rural school were named in honor of the Larke family.
Historical Name: Henry Larke
Description:
The marker tells of the Larke family that settled near that marker in 1876. They built wooden pumps and ran a dairy farm until the 1940's. A small rural school and a glacial deposit are named after the family nearby.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: 986
Historical Date: Not listed
website: Not listed
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