Pioneer Cemetery [Grant Township]
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N 44° 18.840 W 083° 41.708
17T E 285060 N 4910281
Mounted on a rock on the south side of Old State Road, 1/2 mile west of Sand Lake Road. Parking is available. There is an interesting sign asking "Please... No snowmobiles or ORVs in cemetery." Why would anybody think that is OK?
Waymark Code: WM1KMT
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2007
Views: 43
This township cemetery began in 1870 with the purchase of the land from William and Rosina Dommer, by Daniel E. Fries, Herman Dommer, B. F. Chappell, and William M. Webster, officers of Grant Township. Stages on the Tawas-Manistee line passed these grounds over the Iosco & Ogemaw State Road. One of the stagecoach stops was the Sand Lake House, one and one-half miles to the east. This marker commemorates not only the old highway and the cemetery, but also the many unmarked graves of early settlers.
Historical Date: 01/01/1870
Historical Name: William and Rosina Dommer, Daniel E. Fries, Herman Dommer, B. F. Chappell, and William M. Webster
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: Local Site #0033
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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