Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker
Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker is a memorial in Crystal Lake Township, Benzie, Michigan. Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker is situated nearby to the forest Crystal Falls Boating Access Site, as well as near Rockport Boating Access Site.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crystal Lake and Beulah Beach.
Crystal Lake
Lake
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Crystal Lake, the largest lake of this name in Michigan, is located near Lake Michigan in Benzie County about 25 miles southwest of Traverse City and about 2 miles northeast of Frankfort at. Crystal Lake is situated 2 miles northwest of Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker.
Beulah Beach
Beach
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Beulah Beach is situated 2½ miles east of Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benzonia and Beulah.
Benzonia
Village
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Benzonia is a village in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 551 at the 2020 census, up from 497 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Benzonia Township at the southeast end of Crystal Lake on U.S. Highway 31 at the junction with M-115 west. Benzonia is situated 2½ miles southeast of Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker.
Beulah
Village
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Beulah is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Benzie County, and is located within Benzonia Township. The village had a population of 313 at the 2020 census. Beulah is situated 2½ miles east of Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker.
Elberta
Village
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Elberta is a village in Benzie County, Michigan, United States. The population was 329 at the 2020 census. Located in Gilmore Township, Elberta overlooks Lake Michigan and lies across Betsie Lake from Frankfort. Elberta is part of Northern Michigan. Elberta is situated 4 miles west of Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker.
Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Marker inscription recounts the circumstances surrounding the ill-conceived 1873 effort to connect Crystal Lake with Lake Michigan and instead suddenly lowered the surface level of Crystal Lake by 20 feet.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Crystal Lake Township, Benzie, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.63547° or 44° 38′ 8″ northLongitude
-86.14657° or 86° 8′ 48″ westOpen location code
86PMJVP3+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 5212875921OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crystal Falls Boating Access Site and Crystal Lake Outlet Dam.
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