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Brighton Old Town Hall – Michigan Historical Marker

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Library, Michigan Historical Markers .

Settled in 1832 by Maynard Maltby, this community was originally called Ore Creek for the stream that flows through it. In 1838 its name was changed to Brighton. It was incorporated as a village in 1867 and as a city in 1928. In 1878 the village council voted to build this hall. Local contractor James Collett completed it in 1879. The hall originally housed village council offices, a voting room, a jail and a firehouse. Its one-room weekend library grew into the public library that it housed for all but nine years from 1927 to 1981.

St. Stephens In Hamburg – Michigan Historical Marker

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Churches, Michigan Historical Markers .

St Stephens in Hamburg Michigan, one of the oldest churches in Michigan.

This building is one of the oldest Episcopal churches in Michigan. St. Stephen’s parish was organized in 1844, and construction of the church began almost immediately. Hiram Raymond of Hamburg was the contractor, and building funds were solicited in the East and in Europe. Donations were received from Hamburg, Germany, the native city of some of the parishioners. The clean delicate lines of the church and the interesting tower make this one of the state’s most intriguing churches.

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