Overisel / Overisel Reformed Church

Historical marker location:

A-4706 142nd Avenue, Overisel, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of 142nd Avenue and 47th Street, on the right when traveling east on 142nd Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1988

The Detroit Lions football team was one of the original teams in the National Football League (NFL) when it was founded in 1920. The Lions have played their home games at Ford Field in Detroit since 2002.