River Raisin National Battlefield Park

The River Raisin National Battlefield Park preserves the location of the January 1813 Battle of Frenchtown in southeastern Michigan, and is the only national battlefield park marking a site of the War of 1812.

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Type: Park
Description: national park in Michigan, USA
Also known as: “RIRA”
Address: 1403 East Elm Avenue, Monroe, MI 48162

Places of Interest

Highlights include Woodland Cemetery and Sawyer House.

Woodland Cemetery

Cemetery

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Woodland Cemetery is a public, city-owned cemetery located at 428 Jerome Street in the city of Monroe in the U.S. state of Michigan. It occupies 10 acres and contains over 6,500 graves.

Sawyer House

Building

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The Sawyer House, also known as the Sawyer Homestead and in its previous incarnation as the Navarre House, is a city-owned house located at 320 East Front Street in Monroe, Michigan.

Saint Mary Catholic Central High School

School building

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St. Mary Catholic Central High School, known colloquially as SMCC, is a Catholic, co-educational, parochial, secondary school located at 108 West Elm Avenue in Monroe, Michigan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monroe and South Monroe.

Monroe

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Monroe is the largest city in Monroe County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 20,462 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but the two are administered autonomously.

South Monroe

Village

South Monroe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,468 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located within Monroe Charter Township. South Monroe is situated 2½ miles southwest of River Raisin National Battlefield Park.

West Monroe

Village

West Monroe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,227 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located within Monroe Charter Township. West Monroe is situated 3 miles west of River Raisin National Battlefield Park.