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Excelsior Town Hall

Kalkaska County · dedicated 1974 · Corner of County Rd 571/Highway 72 & Wagenschutz Rd, Excelsior Twp

Twenty-five years after the township´s organization in 1875, Excelsior´s citizens decided to build a town hall. In 1901 they purchased this site from Edwin Wagenschutz for one hundred dollars and, with plans costing only seven dollars, erected this structure for $1,085. The simple frame building continues to serve as the town hall. From 1907 to 1926 the hall also housed Excelsior High School, the first rural high school in Michigan established under the law of 1901.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Michigan History Center

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