Niles - A Transportation Center

Historical marker location:

Niles, Michigan

( Marker can be reached from Front Street (State Highway 139) south of Wayne Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Opening Southwestern Michigan to the World.

Michigan is home to several famous musicians, including Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Iggy Pop, and Bob Seger. Motown Records, one of the most influential record labels in history, was also founded in Detroit in 1959.