Historical Marker

New Baltimore / St. John's Lutheran Church

Historical marker location:
51161 Maria Street, New Baltimore, Michigan
( Marker is at the intersection of Maria Street and Green Street (State Highway 29), on the right when traveling south on Maria Street.)
Marker installed: 1979

The Kellogg brothers, John Harvey and Will Keith Kellogg, who invented corn flakes, were born in Michigan. They began their cereal company in Battle Creek, Michigan, and the city became known as the "Cereal Capital of the World" due to the many cereal companies that were based there.