Sue Silliman House
N 41° 56.632 W 085° 37.959
16T E 613341 N 4644448
Marker is missing but building isn't be careful backroad is one way road.
Waymark Code: WMMJTT
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2014
Views: 9
This brick structure was built in the 1870s by Arthur Silliman, an early pioneer to the area, who came to Three Rivers in 1847. The lower level of the building served as Silliman's blacksmith shop and the upper stories served his family. Near this site a Potawatomi Indian trail crossed the St. Joseph. The confluence of the St. Joseph, Portage and Rocky rivers at this site gave Three Rivers its name.
Arthur Silliman deeded this property, named "Riversby" to his daughter Sue in 1914. Sue Silliman was Three Rivers librarian and historian for forty-two years. During that time she also served on national, state, and local boards of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Before she died in 1945, she left to the people of the area her papers, the books she wrote including St. Joseph In Homespun, her home, and the memory of a life dedicated to the pulic service.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: L0400
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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