Lost Towns of Mason County Michigan

Atlas and Farm Directory of Mason County, Michigan. Chicago: Standard Map Company, 1915. Accessed March 25, 2019.http://www.historicmapworks. com/Atlas/US/12144/Mason+County+1915/. Council for the Humanities. Our Towns Revisited: ...

Author: Sandi Lewis-Malburg

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

ISBN: 9781467142656

Category: History

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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.
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Lost Towns of Eastern Michigan

The county sheriff found a bloody knife and hatchet at the scene and an eyeglass case with the name of the minister, John H. Carmichael. Six days later, after he committed suicide by cutting his own throat in the city to which he had ...

Author: Alan Naldrett

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

ISBN: 9781626197787

Category: History

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"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."-- From back cover.
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Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey

Perdido ; rivers in Alabama and Florida , and a bay into which these empty , which was so named by the Spanish , the word meaning “ lost , because a Spanish ship was destroyed there . Pere Marquette ; town in Mason County , Michigan ...

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ISBN: UOM:39015037749838

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Topographic Development of the Klamath Mountains

Perdido ; rivers in Alabama and Florida , and a bay into which these empty , which was so named by the Spanish , the word meaning “ lost , ” because a Spanish ship was destroyed there . Pere Marquette ; town in Mason County , Michigan ...

Author: Joseph Silas Diller

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ISBN: STANFORD:36105019713093

Category: Geology

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United States Congressional Serial Set

Perdido ; rivers in Alabama and Florida , and a bay into which these empty , which was so named by the Spanish , the word meaning “ lost , ” because a Spanish ship was destroyed there . Pere Marquette ; town in Mason County , Michigan ...

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Bulletin

Manistique ; township and village in Schoolcraft County , Michigan . An Indian word with the same meaning as Manistee . ( Manito ; township and village in Mason County , Illinois ; Manitou ; town in El Paso County , Colorado , county in ...

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ISBN: UCSD:31822016440851

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Ghost Towns of Texas

Mentone Center of Least Densely Populated County in Entire State . " El Paso Times ( El Paso , Tex . ) ... Los Ojuelos : This Ghost Town , Though Located on Private Property , Is Easy to See . ... Mason County News ( Mason , Tex . ) ...

Author: T. Lindsay Baker

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

ISBN: 0806121890

Category: History

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"The indefatigable T. Lindsay Baker has now turned his enormous mental and physical energies to the subject and has brought to view - if not to life -eighty-six Texas ghost towns for the reader's pleasure. Baker lists three criteria for inclusion: tangible remains, public access, and statewide coverage. In each case Baker comments about the town's founding, its former significance, and the reasons for its decline. There are maps and instructions for reaching each site and numerous photographs showing the past and present status of each. The contemporary photos were taken, in most instances, by Baker himself, who proves as adept a photographer as he is researcher and writer....Baker has done his work thoroughly and well, within limits imposed by necessity. He obviously had fun in the process and it shows in his prose."---New Mexico Historical Review
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Historic Mason County Michigan 1980

In the mideastern part of the county is all that is left of the thriving little lumber town of Tallman . One comes suddenly upon a grove of second growth trees . Snuggled among them are the old houses , part of a mill , and a few old ...

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ISBN: UOM:39015071301322

Category: Mason County (Mich.)

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History of Mason County Michigan

This when the Indians were there , it is said that for nearly a mile along would indicate in the two towns 112 votes ... He grew obese in his old age , the old chief Mash - kaw , who still lives in Mason County , that he weighing about ...

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ISBN: MSU:31293008366407

Category: Manistee County (Mich.)

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