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Forest Hill Cemetery is a 65-acre (260,000 m 2) cemetery at 415 Observatory Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was designed by James Lewis Glenn and opened in 1857. [1] History. Prior to its use as a cemetery, the site was the location of the nation's first fraternity building, a hunting lodge, built by the Chi Psi fraternity in 1849. [2]
See also. Forest Hill Cemetery or variation may also refer to: United States. Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri. Forest Hill Cemetery (Greencastle, Indiana) Forest Hill Cemetery (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Forest Hill Cemetery (Utica, New York) Forest Hill Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee) Forest Hill Cemetery (Madison, Wisconsin)
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John Allen, the son of a wealthy farmer, was born in Augusta County, Virginia, on May 17, 1796. He had two children with his first wife, Mary Crawford: James and Elizabeth.After Crawford's death, he married Ann I. (Barry) McCue, a widow with two sons: John and Thomas. Both Crawford and McCue had large inheritances, but historical records maintain t...
In early February 1824, Allen and Rumsey left Detroit. After choosing their site, they returned to Detroit on February 14 to register their claims at the federal land office. Allen, the wealthier of the two men, purchasing 480 acres (1.9 km2) for $600. Rumsey purchased 160 acres (0.65 km2) for $200. They also purchased the right to have their villa...
Having become very influential in Ann Arbor, Allen moved to New York to better manage his financial affairs. He was unsuccessful in New York and by 1850, he had lost most of his wealth in real estate. Looking for ways to regain his fortune, he went west in 1850 to try his luck in the California Gold Rush. He died on March 11, 1851, near San Francis...
Marwil, Jonathan (1991). A History of Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-06463-0.Room, Adrian (2006). Placenames of the world: origins and meanings of the names for 6,600 countries, cities, territories, natural features, and historic sites (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland &...John Allen and the founding of Ann Arbor. by Russell Bidlack. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1962; University of Michigan Library, 2005.Clements is buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Ann Arbor. The William Clements Library underwent a massive $17.5 million restoration effort beginning in 2015 and reopened in the Spring of 2016. William L. Clements was awarded American Library Association Honorary Membership in 1933.
She died February 2, 1932, at Tucson, Arizona, and was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Selected works A study of wheat, 1879 Microscopical diagnosis / by Chas. H. Stowell and Louisa Reed Stowell, 1882 (with Chas. H. Stowell) Notes
Nichols Arboretum, locally known as the Arb, [1] : 22 is an arboretum on the campus of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Arb is located adjacent to the Huron River, and features over 400 species, including 110 species of trees, in a varied, hilly landscape. [2] .
Biography. References. Norval E. Welch ( c. 1835 – September 30, 1864) was an American colonel who commanded the 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War before being killed at the Battle of Peebles's Farm . Biography. Welch's grave at Forest Hill Cemetery. Norval was born around 1835 at Pittsfield Charter Township, Michigan.
