Lost Towns Of Mason County Michigan

Author : Sandi Lewis-Malburg
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467142654
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Towns of Mason County, Michigan written by Sandi Lewis-Malburg and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a century ago, Mason County was a much different, harsher place. Arriving by foot and boat to find a dense wilderness, hardy pioneers carved out tiny settlements stretching right to the coast of Lake Michigan. When the lumber industry arrived in Michigan, the settlements grew to boomtowns and new towns formed. To serve the lumber industry, the railroad spread across the county, and immigrants and settlers flooded in to have their chance at the American Dream. But when the lumber ran out, the mills closed down. Jobs disappeared, and so did these towns. Out of the thirty-nine settlements, only two cities and six fading villages remain today. Join local author Sandi Lewis-Malburg as she uncovers the towns that time forgot.

Author : David K. Petersen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439653801
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mason County written by David K. Petersen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mason County: 1850–1950 portrays the settlement and growth of Mason County, Michigan, as the area transformed from a land covered in virgin pine and native settlements to communities of farmers and manufacturers. This history of the region begins with images of logging and mills and follows the growth of towns, villages, and individual townships. The adversity, struggles, successes, and joys of carving a new life from the wilderness are captured in more than 200 carefully selected images. These unique photographs illustrate a life of hardship, service, and dedication to faith, family, and community as the area transitioned and changed over the decades.

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Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Mason County, Michigan written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : SHAWNA LYNN. MAZUR
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781467157926
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book LOST TOWNS OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. written by SHAWNA LYNN. MAZUR and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alan Naldrett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1626197784
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Towns of Eastern Michigan written by Alan Naldrett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eastern Michigan's vanished boomtowns and villages are uncovered and revisited in this fascinating look at the history of the lost settlements around Detroit and the Great Lakes. Many of eastern Michigan's old boomtowns and sleepy villages are faded memories. Nature reclaimed the ruins of some while progress paved over the rest. Discover the stories of lost communities hidden in plain sight or just off the beaten track. The vanished religious colony of Ora Labora fell into a state of near-constant inebriation when beer became the only safe liquid to drink. Lake St. Clair swallowed up the unique currency of Belvidere along with the place that issued it. Abandoned towns still crumble within Detroit's city limits. Alan Naldrett delves into the fascinating history of eastern Michigan's lost settlements.

Author : Dana Kenneth Johnson
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Towns written by Dana Kenneth Johnson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Montcalm County, Michigan, has had 56 sites that qualify as ghost towns, shadow towns or paper towns. This book provides history and context to each one of them, township by township.

Author : Alan Naldrett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625853254
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Towns of Eastern Michigan written by Alan Naldrett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of eastern Michigan's old boomtowns and sleepy villages are faded memories. Nature reclaimed the ruins of some while progress paved over the rest. Discover the stories of lost communities hidden in plain sight or just off the beaten track. The vanished religious colony of Ora Labora fell into a state of near-constant inebriation when beer became the only safe liquid to drink. Lake St. Clair swallowed up the unique currency of Belividere along with the place that issued it. Abandoned towns still crumble within Detroit's city limits. Alan Naldrett delves into the fascinating history of eastern Michigan's lost settlements.

Author : Larry Wakefield
Publisher : Ghost Towns of Michigan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ghost Towns of Michigan written by Larry Wakefield and published by Ghost Towns of Michigan. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the third volume in the Ghost Towns of Michigan series, featuring 44 of Michigan's most fascinating ghost towns, along with numerous historic photographs. These are stories of land speculators, wildcat bankers, boom-and-bust lumber barons, pioneers who refused to give up, and small towns with big ideas that didn't quite pan out. Read about: * Havre, which drowned in the rising waters of Lake Erie * Eschol, a town that only existed on paper * Armed conflict between Quakers and hunters of fugitive slaves at Calvin Center in 1847 * The bizarre story of a minister-turned-murderer at Rattle RunThe Ghost Towns of Michigan series has become a beloved classic in Michigan's historical literature since the first volume was published in 1994. Engagingly written, with a wry sense of humor and a wealth of historical facts, these tales will inform and entertain anyone who enjoys regional history presented with a storyteller's touch.

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ISBN 13 : 9780832899379
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Manistee and Mason County, Michigan written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 602 pages
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Download or read book Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: