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August 3, 1979. Central Lake High School. Southwest Corner of State and Howard streets. Central Lake. August 12, 1983. Elk Rapids Iron Company Informational Site. Ames Street (in the yard of the Elks Rapids Inn ) Elk Rapids. February 28, 1969.
There are 42 National Historic Landmarks (NHL) in the state, located in 18 of its 83 counties. The landmarks also cover sites of military significance, such as Fort Michilimackinac, religious significance, such as the St. Ignace Mission, and cultural significance, such as the Fox Theater and Ernest Hemingway's boyhood summer cottage. [1]
History. Meijer was founded as Meijer's in Greenville, Michigan, in 1934 by Hendrik Meijer, a Dutch immigrant. Meijer was a local barber who entered the grocery business during the Great Depression. His first employees included his 14-year-old son, Frederik Meijer, who later became chairman of the company. The current co-chairmen, brothers Hank ...
Of the 26 sites, 13 are cultural, 12 are natural, and one, Papahānaumokuākea, is mixed, listed for both cultural and natural properties. [3] One site is currently listed as endangered: Everglades National Park was listed in 2010 due to deterioration of its aquatic ecosystems. The site had also been listed as endangered between 1993 and 2007.
A Pure Michigan Byway is the designation for a segment of the State Trunkline Highway System in the US state of Michigan that is a "scenic, recreational, or historic route that is representative of Michigan's natural and cultural heritage." [1] The designation was created with the name Michigan Heritage Route by the state legislature on June 22 ...
Flint/Tri-Cities. Over 1,348 acres with 15 miles of trails, hands-on exhibits of the different types of ecosystems found at the center. Dahlem Environmental Education Center. Jackson. Jackson. Central Michigan. website, operated by the Dahlem Conservancy, almost 300 acres. Degraaf Nature Center. Holland.
National Heritage Area. In the United States, a National Heritage Area ( NHA) is a site designated by Act of Congress, intended to encourage historic preservation of the area and an appreciation of the history and heritage of the site. There are currently 62 NHAs, some of which use variations of the title, such as National Heritage Corridor. [1]
Added to NRHP. May 6, 1982. The Old Village Historic District is a commercial and residential historic district consisting of the downtown area of the city of Monroe in Monroe County, Michigan. The district was listed as a Michigan Historic Site [ 2] and added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1982.