Legendary Locals of Saginaw
Legendary Locals of Saginaw

Author: Roberta M. Morey

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467101117

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Saginaw's river system was important to settlement in the area. The Shiawassee, Tittabawassee, and Saginaw Rivers converge at a place called Green Point. It was here that Native Americans lived long before the first white man came. Louis Campau was the first permanent white settler. Later, Gen. Louis Cass arrived and was commissioned to negotiate a treaty with the Indians for the purpose of acquiring a large portion of their lands. Settlers began to arrive, along with trappers and fur traders, but the city did not begin to grow until men from the East found that a fortune could be made in lumbering white pine trees. Men such as Curtis Emerson, Norman Little, Jesse Hoyt, Wellington R. Burt, and Little Jake Seligman prospered because of the lumber boom. When lumbering waned, many of the lumber barons remained in Saginaw and established new businesses. Saginaw has legendary leaders and heroes in the areas of medicine, education, agriculture, business, and industry. Many are highlighted throughout the chapters of this book.

Indians, 'jacks, and Pines
Indians, 'jacks, and Pines

Author: Stuart D. Gross

Publisher:

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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Donated by Ronald M. Bushey, Mayor of Saginaw, Michigan, on Sept 4, 1982 during his visit.

Legendary Locals of Bay City
Legendary Locals of Bay City

Author: Ron Bloomfield

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1467100196

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Who would have thought a city would one day stand where there was nothing but swamp, with long grass--where there was scarcely an opening in the woods, and in which the wolves made plenty of howling. This observation was made by Leon Trombley, one of the first to try to settle in this part of the Michigan "frontier" in the early 1800s. His nephews, Mader and Joseph, would soon follow and ultimately become noted among the area's first permanent residents. The residents of Bay City have always aspired to be legendary, whether by design, accident, or sheer determination. Annie Edson Taylor, the area schoolteacher turned daredevil who would ride her Bay City-built barrel over Niagara Falls (and survive!), is only one among a large group of local legends that includes Olympic champions, community leaders, artists, musicians, scholars, philosophers, and historians.

Legendary Locals of Marana, Oro Valley, and Catalina
Legendary Locals of Marana, Oro Valley, and Catalina

Author: Barbara Marriott

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1467100161

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In Legendary locals of Marana, Oro Valley, and Catalina, readers will discover the historical riches, courage, and determination of the western spirit that shaped the state and the country.

Michigan's Lumbertowns
Michigan's Lumbertowns

Author: Jeremy W. Kilar

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780814320730

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Michigan's foremost lumbertowns, flourishing urban industrial centers in the late 19th century, faced economic calamity with the depletion of timber supplies by the end of the century. Turning to their own resources and reflecting individual cultural identities, Saginaw, Bay City, and Muskegon developed dissimilar strategies to sustain their urban industrial status. This study is a comprehensive history of these lumbertowns from their inception as frontier settlements to their emergence as reshaped industrial centers. Primarily an examination of the role of the entrepreneur in urban economic development, Michigan Lumbertowns considers the extent to which the entrepreneurial approach was influenced by each city's cultural-ethnic construct and its social history. More than a narrative history, it is a study of violence, business, and social change.

Legendary Locals of Lake Worth
Legendary Locals of Lake Worth

Author: Lawana Mauldin

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014-09-22

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439647380

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During the early 1900s, a large reservoir built to provide water for Fort Worth, Texas, also opened up opportunities for businesses to develop. Casino Beach, Casino Ballroom, and a large bathhouse became popular spots for thousands. A nearby village, with increasing population, soon had a small school, churches, and other establishments. With nearby Jacksboro Highway running from downtown Fort Worth past the beach area, gambling increased, as did gangster activity. After a long while, with much intervention, these unlawful situations became history. Legendary Locals of Lake Worth spotlights the founders of the small village and features individuals who impacted the areamany for the better, others for the worst. Some may never have received proper recognition until this books acknowledgment of them.

Indian and Pioneer History of the Saginaw Valley...
Indian and Pioneer History of the Saginaw Valley...

Author: Thomas And Galatian Comp

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9781314693225

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Saginaw
Saginaw

Author: Robert Jackson Douglas

Publisher:

Published: 2005-02-01

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9781418485214

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The special town called Saginaw remade itself many times as it grew from hunting ground and trading post into a lumbering, agriculture and manufacturing center. This book is about a Saginaw family and a neighborhood as we lived through the depression, two big wars and the postwar periods. For most of that time money and "things" were scarce, but we had each other and so we managed to have great fun. Despite differences in ethnicity and backgrounds we were very patriotic - not just about our country, but about our schools, town and state. It was a time that will probably never come back: When few people felt the need to lock their doors and there was virtually no violent crime. This book is about that time.