| Mormon Kingdom | 
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| About 20 miles northwest of here is Beaver Island. In 1847 James Strang set up a colony for his followers, dissenters from the main body of Mormonism. Strang crowned himself "King James" in 1850. Hatred of the sect by non-Mormons led to the Battle of Pine River in 1853 at present-day Charlevoix. On June 16, 1856, because they hated his authoritarian rule, some of Strang's subjects mortally wounded him. Later in the summer mainlanders drove the Mormons from Beaver Island. |
Registered Site S0136
Erected 1957
Location: City Dock Park
Charlevoix, Charlevoix County
Evidence indicates that this Marker is no longer in place.
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