When I visited Marble Park Cemetery on Platt Road north of Main Street in Milan Michigan, I discovered a large boulder that seemed to have a place of honor in the cemetery.
A low reddish-brick wall surrounded the boulder raised above the ground by a two-foot bed of gravel.
The inscription on the boulder:
A stone boat was used to bring this boulder across frozen ground from its lodging on the Albert Johnson farm, two miles southwest of Milan.
Legend tells that years ago, then in a deep forest, it had been chosen by the daughter of an Indian chief camped at Monroe, and the son of a chef camped on Lodi Plain as a meeting place.
Their romance was opposed by their parents, bitter enemies. One day, the maiden’s parent followed her, and shot her suitor. Grief stricken, she later returned there, and took her own life.
The tribe named the rock “Fawn,” meaning “Young Lovers.”
Hoping to learn more about the boulder’s history, I searched for any mention of Fawn Rock in Milan. But couldn’t find any information.
If any of my readers know about the history of Fawn Rock at Marble Park Cemetery, or know of an online source, please share the info in the comments.
