Town of Michigan
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WrightStuff
N 42° 44.019 W 084° 33.209
16T E 700275 N 4734140
This marker is located on Capitol Avenue in Lansing, MI.
Waymark Code: WMTKN
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/08/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member "Paws"itraction
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The marker, on Capitol Avenue, is located directly across from the Michigan State Capitol.
Description:
In 1847, required by Michigan's 1835 constitution to choose a permanent capital site within the first decade of statehood, the legislature voted to move the capital from Detroit. Convinced that the governmental seat should be in the state's interior, legislators voted to relocate in Ingham County's unsettled Lansing Township. Citizens viewed the choice with skepticism-believing the decision was a joke that backfired. The capital commission platted the "Town of Michigan" in 1847 and chose a site bounded by Washington and Capitol avenues and Allegan and Washtenaw streets for a temporary capitol building. When the legislature met that year, many members were forced to lodge in private homes; others made their beds on the capitol floor. During that session, the legislature renamed the capital city Lansing.

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Registered Site #: 629

Historical Date: Not listed

Historical Name: Not listed

website: Not listed
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