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 Quaker Settlement and Cemetery - Nashville, MI
N 42° 31.852 W 085° 06.636
16T E 655170 N 4710451
Quaker Settlement and Cemetery is located south of the village of Nashville, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM16864
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2022
Views: 4
The marker is a little difficult to find. It is located off of Guy Road about 6 miles to the south of Nashville. The access road is unmarked and then climbs you up to the cemetery grounds where the marker waits. The sign reads:
Between 1836 and 1837, John Mott, a prominent Jackson Quaker, patented 1520 acres in this area. Eli Lapham, a Quaker minister, was the first settler in Maple Grove Township (1837), having purchased land from Mr. Mott. William Sutton and Abram Quick married daughters of Mr. Lapham and settled nearby. Quick erected the first sawmill in the township for Mr. Mott. At one time, there were many residents of the area that were of the Quaker faith, but have long since passed on, leaving few traces of their existence beyond the cemetery and Quaker Brook.
The grave of Revolutionary War Sergeant John Quick has been restored and a new stone layed down to mark the location.
Historical Date: 01/01/1836
Historical Name: John Mott, Eli Lapham, John Quick
Description:
Between 1836 and 1837, John Mott, a prominent Jackson Quaker, patented 1520 acres in this area. Eli Lapham, a Quaker minister, was the first settler in Maple Grove Township (1837), having purchased land from Mr. Mott. William Sutton and Abram Quick married daughters of Mr. Lapham and settled nearby. Quick erected the first sawmill in the township for Mr. Mott. At one time, there were many residents of the area that were of the Quaker faith, but have long since passed on, leaving few traces of their existence beyond the cemetery and Quaker Brook.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: N/A
website: Not listed
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