Manistee County
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The name Manistee comes from the Ojibwa who lived in the region. Some believe it means Spirit of the Woods--and that seems fitting. The abundance of towering white pine trees attracted John Stronach to build the first sawmill in the area in 1841. A thriving lumber town rose up along the river. A fire destroyed much of the town in 1871, and wealthy lumber barons decided to rebuild the town out of brick; those structures still line River Street today...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1467106607
ISBN13:9781467106603
Release Date:May 2021
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.71 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.5" x 9.1"
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