The ‘John S. Martin’
The ‘John S. Martin’ is a memorial in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. The ‘John S. Martin’ is situated nearby to International Flag Plaza, as well as near Thomas Edison Depot Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Gratiot Light and McMorran Place.
Fort Gratiot Light
Lighthouse
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Fort Gratiot Light, the first lighthouse in the state of Michigan, was constructed north of Fort Gratiot in 1825 by Lucius Lyon, who later became one of Michigan's first U.S. Fort Gratiot Light is situated 2,300 feet north of The ‘John S. Martin’.
McMorran Place
Sports venue
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McMorran Arena is an entertainment complex in Port Huron, Michigan consisting of a 4,800-seat multi-purpose arena and a theater. It was designed by Alden B. McMorran Place is situated 1½ miles south of The ‘John S. Martin’.
Lakeside Cemetery
Cemetery
Lakeside Cemetery in Port Huron, Michigan was first established in 1877. The City of Port Huron purchased the original 148 acres from local Port Huron resident John Hoffman. Lakeside Cemetery is situated 1½ miles north of The ‘John S. Martin’.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Edward and Sarnia.
Point Edward
Village
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Point Edward is a village in the Canadian province of Ontario. Adjacent to the city of Sarnia in Lambton County, Point Edward sits opposite Port Huron, Michigan and is connected to it by the Blue Water Bridge, at the meeting point of the St. Clair River and Lake Huron.
Sarnia
Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario with a population of around 98,000. It is at the south end of Lake Huron. It includes Point Edward, a village in the northwest corner of the city.
The ‘John S. Martin’
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “...on September 25, 1900, the ‘Martin’, a 225 foot schooner with a load of iron ore, was being towed downbound from Lake Huron by the steamer ‘Grover’. In attempting to avoid the wreckage of the ‘Fontana’, the ‘Martin’ collided with an upbound ship...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Port Huron, St. Clair, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.00025° or 43° 0′ 1″ northLongitude
-82.42458° or 82° 25′ 29″ westOpen location code
86MV2H2G+45OpenStreetMap ID
node 5264209301OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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