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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 ...
Jean Klock Park is a historic city park along Lake Michigan in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States. In 1917, John Nellis Klock and his wife, Carrie, bought a significant stretch of lakeshore including tall dunes and 2,950 feet (900 m) of shoreline from E. K. Warren, donor of Warren Dunes, and deeded the land to the city of Benton Harbor.
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 ...
Joique Bell. Chuck Bernard. Edward Blum (litigant) Greg Boll. Al Brenner. Earl Brown (coach) Chauncey Burkam. Maurice Busby.
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 ...
In 1967, the Benton Harbor Fruit Market, established in 1860 in Benton Harbor, moved to the township. The Benton Harbor city limits have since then extended to include the market. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.8 square miles (85.0 km 2), of which 32.4 square miles (83.8 km 2) is ...
Category:Benton Harbor, Michigan. Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Benton Harbor-Saint Joseph. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Benton Harbor, Michigan. The main article for this category is Benton Harbor, Michigan. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML.
Shiloh House in Benton Harbor, Michigan was built in Queen Anne style by the House of David Colony. It was built in 1910 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. History. The House of David was founded in 1903 by Benjamin Purnell. Believers came to this site in Benton Harbor to join the commune.