Stevens T. Mason (and our 4th grade class)

On our trip to Lansing, we got very lucky! Stephen T. Mason, Michigan’s first territorial governor, was lying in state for one day. His remains were temporarily moved to fix Capitol Park in Detroit where his body stays in a crypt beneath his statue. He was only 19 when he got appointed, then became governor at 23. Later, he died from pneumonia, at the age of 43. We saw him on the glass floor under the dome of the Capitol, That floor held 190 glass tiles that were a inch thick. Right next to the coffin there were flowers and a National Guard that switched every 15 minutes for the whole day.   by Emily