Spaulding Cemetery / Plank Road

Spaulding Cemetery was the last resting place of many pioneer settlers of Milan (Tolanville) and Milan Township and served the area from the early 1830's to the early 1900's. The land was deeded to Milan Township on March 17, 1848 by the owners John and Laurina Spaulding. Plank Road, originally surfaced with native white oak planking, ran from the port of Monroe north and west to Jackson. Many of Michigan's pioneer settlers traveled this route in their quest for land, and Tolanville (Milan) was the first overnight stop from Monroe, where food, lodging, and supplies were available at several hotels and stoes in the small village.

Michigan · United States