Historic plaques were installed in the business district just in time for Leland’s big America 250 Fourth of July events. The first plaque was installed at Leland Historical Society headquarters—the Resource Bank building, 205 N. Main Street. The plaque
documents the year the building was built and the first business there.
A virtually ignored, non-descript little building behind the old fire station on North Main Street received the second plaque. The current village maintenance buildingonce held lawbreakers in the one-cell jail. This sturdycbrick building will undoubtedly see more traffic now as folks walk around town searching for the plaques.
Nine additional plaques have been installed in this first round of honors. Other than the Methodist and Lutheran Churches, all plaques are in the downtown district on Railroad Avenue or North Main Street. More plaques will come as building restorations are completed and owners give approval.
The Historic Plaque Project was made possible through the generosity of members and donors since our establishment in 2019.