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Sportspeople from Adrian, Michigan (17 P) Pages in category "People from Adrian, Michigan" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
Fernando C. Beaman, former U.S. Congressman; lived in Adrian and was mayor in 1856 [10] Jerome B. Chaffee, U.S. Senator from Colorado; lived in Adrian where he was a teacher and local businessman [11] Thomas M. Cooley, 25th Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court; lived in Adrian [12] Charles Croswell, 17th Governor of Michigan; lived in ...
Adrian's cultural life has connections to the mid-19th century. The Adrian City Band is one of the oldest continuously active community bands in the country, founded in 1838. [20] The Croswell Opera House is the oldest theater in Michigan. The Adrian Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1981.
The church's congregation continues to serve the Lutheran community of Adrian, but on July 8, 2007 moved to a new location at 3448 North Adrian Highway , 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of the old church. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The older church building was sold to the Reformed Baptist Church of Lenawee, which began using the church in late 2007 and continues to ...
As Adrian grew, the earliest frame buildings were displaced by the growing commercial district. In 1838, Adrian became the county seat, creating a legal and financial sector within the district. A number of banks opened their doors in the mid 19th century. [3] By the latter part of the century, development in the downtown district reached its peak.
The Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan trace their origin to Holy Cross Convent in Regensburg (Ratisbon), Bavaria, a convent established in 1233. [6]In 1853 four Sisters from this convent were sent to New York in response to a request for Sisters to provide religious education for German immigrant children.
The Raisin Valley Friends Meetinghouse is a historic church located at 3552 North Adrian Highway in Adrian Charter Township about two miles (3.2 km) north of the city of Adrian in central Lenawee County, Michigan.
On January 15, while looking for a house to rob, Walker set his sights on a small house on West Maple Avenue in Adrian, where 24-year-old Puerto Rican immigrant Yolanda Torres Madison and her 11-month-old daughter Jessica were living, accompanied by 19-year-old Theresa Carey, a friend of Yolanda who was visiting the house that night. Sensing an ...