Douglas Historical Marker - Douglas, Michigan
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N 42° 38.605 W 086° 12.161
16T E 565362 N 4721525
A Historical Marker Sign located in Douglas, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM12399
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2020
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This Michigan Historical Marker Sign is located in downtown Douglas on Center Street in front of the Douglas Village Hall Building. The Marker reads:"Douglas began as two communities separated by present day Center Street. Jonathan Wade platted Dudleyville, named for his brother Dudley Wade, on the south side of "Centre" in 1860. In 1861, William F. Dutcher platted the town of Douglas on the north side of Centre. Dutcher named it for his hometown on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea. The original plat consisted of the area bounded by Union, Chestnut, Water and Centre Streets. The two towns were incorporated as the village of Douglas in 180. Dutcher's son Thomas, a prosperous lumber mill owner built a three-story commercial and residential structure downtown around 1867. The building, the town's first Masonic hall burned in 1870."
Historical Name: Jonathon Wade, Dudley Wade and William F. Dutcher
Description:
Douglas began as two communities separated by present day Center Street. Jonathan Wade platted Dudleyville, named for his brother Dudley Wade, on the south side of "Centre" in 1860. In 1861, William F. Dutcher platted the town of Douglas on the north side of Centre. Dutcher named it for his hometown on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea. The original plat consisted of the area bounded by Union, Chestnut, Water and Centre Streets. The two towns were incorporated as the village of Douglas in 180. Dutcher's son Thomas, a prosperous lumber mill owner built a three-story commercial and residential structure downtown around 1867. The building, the town's first Masonic hall burned in 1870.
Parking nearby?: yes
website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: 1238
Historical Date: Not listed
D/T ratings: Not listed
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