William Meek

Historical marker location:

138 E. Water St, Constantine, Michigan

( Marker is on E. Water Street east of S. Washington Street (Business U.S. 31), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2009

Founder of Constantine 1829.

Michigan is the only state in the United States that consists of two peninsulas. The Upper Peninsula (UP) and Lower Peninsula (LP) are connected by the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge, which is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.