Author: Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738541150 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
Pioneers in Newaygo County were motivated by the call of adventure and a chance to make a fortune in the vast wilderness. The first settlers came to lumber the virgin white pine that grew in the Newaygo forests. The Muskegon River flowed through the region and, along with the White River and many creeks and lakes, offered a major waterway to float logs to Lake Michigan. As early as 1837, Newaygo loggers were floating logs to market, becoming large contributors to the lumbering industry. Lumber from Newaygo County was used to rebuild Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871. In 1851, legislature gave Newaygo independence to form a county and Newaygo County entered a growth spurt that continues to this day. With the coming of the railroad in 1872 and a rapid increase in population, small settlements started popping up. As areas became logged out, many of these settlements died and have been long forgotten; many others remained and thrive today. Newaygo County: 1850-1920 preserves the history of these settlements and the people who built them.
Author: Newaygo County Society of History and Genealogy Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1439633169 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
Pioneers in Newaygo County were motivated by the call of adventure and a chance to make a fortune in the vast wilderness. The first settlers came to lumber the virgin white pine that grew in the Newaygo forests. The Muskegon River flowed through the region and, along with the White River and many creeks and lakes, offered a major waterway to float logs to Lake Michigan. As early as 1837, Newaygo loggers were floating logs to market, becoming large contributors to the lumbering industry. Lumber from Newaygo County was used to rebuild Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871. In 1851, legislature gave Newaygo independence to form a county and Newaygo County entered a growth spurt that continues to this day. With the coming of the railroad in 1872 and a rapid increase in population, small settlements started popping up. As areas became logged out, many of these settlements died and have been long forgotten; many others remained and thrive today. Newaygo County: 1850-1920 preserves the history of these settlements and the people who built them.
Author: Saint Mary's Falls Ship Canal Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 3375006012 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 281
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1863. Catalogue of 525,000 acres of Pine Timber Lands belonging to the Saint Mary's Falls Ship Canal Company, arranged in groups, as they will be offered at a public sale to be held in the city of Detroit, on the 2nd day of September, A. D. 1863
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Author: Thomas H. Purkey
Author: Newaygo County Society of History and Genealogy
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Author: Allan H. Mick
Author: George Woodward Hotchkiss
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Author: Michigan. Dept. of Labor
Author: Saint Mary's Falls Ship Canal