Pioneer Michigan City and Pictorial History
Author | : Edna P. Kitchell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1969-01-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780935549003 |
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Author | : Edna P. Kitchell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1969-01-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780935549003 |
Author | : Michigan City Board of Realtors |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 14 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Michigan City (Ind.) |
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Author | : RoseAnna Mueller |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738534091 |
Nestled on the southern-most shores of the Great Lakes, Michigan City was established in 1836. An abundance of pine and hardwoods gave rise to a thriving lumber industry, and by the end of the century, Michigan City was one of the largest lumber markets in the state. The city's harbor and the arrival of the railroad brought new industry, from the manufacture of rail cars to glassmaking and flour mills. Michigan City even pitted itself against Chicago in a race to become the major port on Lake Michigan. The early twentieth century saw a rise in tourism as lakefront attractions sprang up. Excursionists arrived by boat and train for bathing, shooting galleries, a merry-go-round and roller coaster, and the Oasis Ballroom. As a result of the city's dune preservation efforts in the 1960s and 1970s, the city continues as a haven for water sports and a resort for Chicagoans and others in the Midwest.
Author | : Justin L. Kestenbaum |
Publisher | : Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780814319192 |
The Making of Michigan is a wide-ranging collection of primary accounts of life in Michigan during the pioneer period. The Making of Michigan is a wide-ranging collection of primary accounts of life in Michigan during the pioneer period, the era from the 1820s to the outbreak of the Civil War. In this time of explosive growth, the state's population increased from 8,000 to 750,000. These emigrants brought the state into the union in 1837 and began to create a set of institutions and a way of life. Justin Kestenbaum draws on the rich documentary record left by those who sojourned in the state during this time and recorded their impressions. Not only pioneers but land speculators, missionaries, and sight-seers left valuable accounts of the Michigan landscape and its emerging society. Following a general introduction, the book is divided into six parts: The Interminable Forest, Laying the Foundation, The Great Migration, Education, A Vision of Life, and Political Life, each with its own brief introduction. Notes and a bibliography conclude this valuable resource history.
Author | : Elwin G. Greening |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Michigan City (Ind.) |
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Author | : Alvah Brainerd |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1878 |
Genre | : Grand Blanc (Mich.) |
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Author | : Pioneer Society of the City of Detroit |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 12 |
Release | : 1871 |
Genre | : Detroit (Mich.) |
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Author | : Library of Congress. Copyright Office |
Publisher | : Copyright Office, Library of Congress |
Total Pages | : 1830 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Copyright |
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