Ella Sharp Museum
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N 42° 12.893 W 084° 25.072
16T E 713132 N 4676862
On the east side of 4th street where Horton Road T's into it. Parking is off of South Oakwood Drive. Follow the signs. It's easier that way. You may have to pay admission to the museum to see the marker. I waltzed in unobstructed...and I can't dance.
Waymark Code: WM1029
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2006
Views: 37
In 1855, Abraham Wing purchased this farm for his widowed daughter, Mary. Within a year she married Dwight Merriman, and under their guidance, "Hillside" became a model farm, with over 600 acres of orchards and cultivated fields. In 1881 their first and only surviving child, Ella, married John C. Sharp, attorney and later state senator. Ella died in 1912, leaving the farm to the city of Jackson as a park. The house was opened as a museum in 1965.
Historical Name: Abraham Wing, Mary Wing-Merriman, Dwight Merriman, Ella and John C. Sharp
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: Local Site #0147
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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