Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigans Historical Markers

By Laura Rose Ashlee

Traveling Through Time is the definitive illustrated guide to nearly 1,500 historic Michigan sites. With this book, travelers can journey through the state to discover the historical markers in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0935719180
• ISBN13: 9780935719185
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Michigan Dept of State
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

more help for time travelers

History and architecture buffs will be pleased with the new, updated version of this guidebook to Michigan's state historical markers. Easy to use and arranged alphabetically by county, this guide now focuses more on buildings than on people and events according to the editor Laura Ashlee. Its range is wide, from early Potawatomi sites to a World War II bomber plant, with examples of Greek Revival, Gothic, Queen Anne, and Frank Lloyd Wright houses in between. It also covers a range of buildings types including houses, schools, churches, factories, water towers,cemeteries, hospitals and universities. It also covers the fascinating history of Michigan, from the early French settlements to the development of the auto industry.Happy travels!