Mt Pleasant Area Historical Society, Isabella County, Michigan

Mt. Pleasant Area Historical Society
Century House
P.O. Box 107
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48804-0107
Meets the first Tuesday of the month.
No meetings January, February and March.
July is the Ice Cream Social and December is the Christmas Party.

     The Mount Pleasant Area Historical Society was founded in 1987 when several interested people from the community set out to save the Main Street Train Depot. From these efforts grew a thriving organization dedicated to preserving the unique heritage of Mount Pleasant and its surrounding area.
     The Society's fundamental goal is to educate and to collect any material which may help to record or illustrate the history of the region including: the arts, sciences, education, agriculture, manufacturers, trade, transportation, and progress in the growth of the population.
     The Mount Pleasant Area Historical Society has been involved in numerous community projects since its inception such as Christmas Housewalks, Old Fashioned Ice Cream Socials, annual "Jumble Sale", quilt raffle, parades, and fashion shows. The organization has sponsored a historically accurate re-creation of a 1930's wedding, has worked with Central Michigan University on several of its 1992 Centennial projects and with the City of Mt. Pleasant on its 1989 Centennial.

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Broadway, looking West

Mount Pleasant and Isabella County are blessed with a rich history featuring the oil and lumber industries, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, and Central Michigan University. We invite you to visit our friendly community to explore its novel and enriching past, and to experience its charm of today. Some of the area highlights are: Soaring Eagle Casino, Island Park - TimberTown Playscape and Michigan Vietnam Veterans Memorial, CMU's Clarke Historical Library and Center for Culture and Natural History, Art Reach, Mt. Pleasant Meadows Racetrack, regional shopping center, city parks and historic tree-lined streets.

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Central State Teachers College

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The Courthouse

Cupola Restoration Project - if you would like to purchase a family or individual brick to surround the Courthouse Cupola please download and send the form to the address enclosed. Funds will be used to restore and maintain the Cupola. All bricks have names etched in the surface and will be a permanent marker along the foundation of the cupola.
The Cupola was re-dedicated on February 11, 2009 during the Founders' Day Celebration.
Cupola Brick Form

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