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Marshall, MI Road Trips

Plan drives from Marshall, MI with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

Downtown Marshall, MI, MI

Photo: Dhally Romy

Trip Routes

1

Longest Drive

130.8 mi

Macomb, MI

Quickest Drive

2h 32m

Macomb, MI

Plan Around Marshall, MI

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Useful if Marshall, MI is the arrival point and you want the strongest routes into the city first.

Marshall, MI by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

6,797

Median Income

$75,220

Median Home Value

$169,800

Median Age

46.5

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Marshall, MI at a Glance

Founded

1830

Elevation

919 ft

Area

6 mi²

Notable People from Marshall, MI

A sampling of people born in Marshall, MI.

Jamie Hyneman

Jamie Hyneman

1956

American special effects specialist and television host

John Bellairs

John Bellairs

1938–1991

American novelist, primarily speculative fiction for children (1938–1991)

Kai Nielsen

Kai Nielsen

1926–2021

American philosopher (1926–2021)

Albert Venn

1867–1908

lacrosse player (1867-1908)

Walter I. Hayes

Walter I. Hayes

1841–1901

American politician (1841–1901)

William H. Hinebaugh

William H. Hinebaugh

1867–1943

American politician (1867–1943)

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Marshall, MI.

Marshall Historic District

Marshall Historic District

historic district in Michigan, USA

National Historic Landmark National Register of Historic Places listed place
Harold C. Brooks House

Harold C. Brooks House

historic house in Marshall, Michigan, USA

National Register of Historic Places contributing property National Register of Historic Places listed place
National House

National House

historic hotel in Marshall, Michigan, USA

National Register of Historic Places contributing property National Register of Historic Places listed place
Wagner's Block

Wagner's Block

commercial building in Marshall, Michigan

National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Masonic Temple Building

Masonic Temple Building

building in Marshall, Michigan

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Honolulu House

Honolulu House

historic house in Michigan, United States

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Capitol Hill School

Capitol Hill School

historic school building in Marshall, Michigan, USA

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q2195634), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Marshall, MI

Marshall is a town of 7,000 people (2019) in West Central Michigan.

Marshall is best known for its cross-section of 19th- and early 20th-century architecture. It has been referred to by the keeper of the National Register of Historic Places as a "virtual textbook of 19th-Century American architecture." Its historic center is the Marshall Historic District, one of the nation's largest architecturally significant National Historic Landmark Districts. The landmark has over 850 buildings, including the world-famous Honolulu House.

1 American Museum of Magic, 107 E. Michigan Ave, ☏ +1 269 781-7570, [email protected]. (updated Jan 2020) 2 Capitol Hill School. (updated Jan 2020) 3 Governor's Mansion Museum, 621 S. Marshall Ave. (updated Jan 2020) 4 Honolulu House (Abner Pratt House), 107 N. Kalamazoo Ave. (updated Jan 2020) The second-largest U.S. Postal Service museum is in Marshall. Its 4,000 artifacts—including uniforms, rural carrier memorabilia, rural post office equipment, automobiles and sleds—are eclipsed only by the collection of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington D.C. It is in the basement of the historical Schragg Marshall post office.

Schuler's Restaurant & Pub, 115 S Eagle St, ☏ +1 269 781-0600, [email protected]. (updated Dec 2021)

Dark Horse Brewery, 511 S. Kalamazoo Ave. (updated Dec 2019)

Arbor Inn, 15435 W Michigan Ave, ☏ +1 269 781-7772, fax: +1 269 781-2660. $45-69. Quality Inn, 204 Winston Dr, ☏ +1 269 789-7890, fax: +1 269 789-7891. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. Hampton Inn, 325 Sam Hill Dr, ☏ +1 269 789-0131. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: noon. Holiday Inn Express, 329 Sam Hill Dr, ☏ +1 269 789-9301. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: noon. 1 National House Inn Bed & Breakfast, 102 S Parkview, ☏ +1 269 781-7374, [email protected]. Check-in: 3-9PM, check-out: noon. $125-185. (updated Dec 2021)

Marshall is located near the junction of Interstate 69 and Interstate 94. I-69, a north–south freeway connecting with Fort Wayne, Indiana, to the south and Lansing to the north. I-94, an east–west route connecting with Battle Creek and Kalamazoo on the west and Jackson and Detroit on the east. Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides daily service to nearby Battle Creek, Michigan and Albion, Michigan, operating its Wolverine both directions between Chicago, Illinois, and Pontiac, Michigan, via Detroit.

The city of Marshall provides Demand responsive transport bus service during the week with no service provided on weekends or major holidays.

Travel tips adapted from Marshall (Michigan) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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