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Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is 46 miles southwest of Kalamazoo and 71 miles southwest of Grand Rapids. According to the 2020 census, its population was 9,103. [4] It is the smaller, by population, of the two principal cities in the Niles –Benton Harbor Metropolitan Statistical Area, an area with ...
The Michigan State Fair is an annual event originally held from 1849 to 2009 in Detroit, the state's largest city. In 2009 the governor declined to fund it because of other priorities. Because agriculture still has a major place in the Michigan economy, in 2011 supporters organized the Great Lakes Agricultural Fair, a 501 C (3) organization, in ...
April 15, 2009. The House of David (formally The Israelite House of David) is a religious group founded in Benton Harbor, Michigan, in March 1903. [1] It was co-founded by spouses Benjamin Purnell (1861–1927) and Mary Purnell (1862–1953). The Purnells claimed to be the successors to Joanna Southcott (1750–1814), an English woman who had ...
The Michigan State Fair, first held in 1849, was the nation's first state fair. It was held in various locations throughout Michigan until 1904, when Joseph L. Hudson formed the State Fair Land Company, acquired 135 acres of land at this site, and deeded it to the Michigan Agricultural Society. The 1905 Michigan State Fair was held on this site.
M-139 (Michigan highway) M-139 is a state trunkline highway entirely within Berrien County in the US state of Michigan. The highway starts at US Highway 12 (US 12) southwest of Niles and runs through rural areas of the county to terminate at an intersection with Business Loop Interstate 94 (BL I-94) in Benton Harbor.
State Theatre. / 42.11528°N 86.45722°W / 42.11528; -86.45722. The State Theatre is a movie theater in downtown Benton Harbor, Michigan. The State opened on May 14, 1942, operated by W. S. Butterfield Theatres. Butterfield sold the State in 1967, and it closed in 1974. The State reopened as a community performing arts center in 1987 ...
Eden Springs Park is an amusement park and associated structures located at 789 M-139 in Benton Harbor, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023. History. The House of David commune was formed in 1861 by Benjamin Franklin Purnell. After a career as itinerant preachers, Purnell and his wife settled in Benton ...
FIPS code. 26-07400 [1] GNIS feature ID. 1625918 [2] Website. Official website. Benton Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,374.