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Ralph Ely, founder of Alma, selected 10 acres of old forest on the bank of the Pine River in 1853. In this central-Michigan wilderness, he built a log cabin, a log store, and two steam-powered mills--a sawmill and a gristmill. At first, his growing settlement was called Elyton, but within a few years, it was renamed Alma, memorializing a battle in the Crimean War. Alma was energized by the acquisition of millionaire lumberman and entrepreneur Ammi...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738561258
ISBN13:9780738561257
Release Date:December 2008
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"
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