Book Overview
In 1831, Samuel Foster and his family built a log house near the rapids of the Kalamazoo River at what is now downtown Otsego. Soon others interested in utilizing the power afforded by the river set up sawmills and grain mills for newly arriving settlers, and the beginnings of a town quickly took shape. In the 1900s, Otsego became synonymous with the paper industry, and for a while, seven paper mills were in operation at the same time. Plainwell,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738541168
ISBN13:9780738541167
Release Date:November 2006
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Wonderful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This is a wonderful pictoral journey through one of Michigans little towns. It depicts the people, the industry, the country and the things that shaped their lives. I personally would have like to see more but this was not enough reason to give it only 4 stars. However, it is a reason to have another book.
Otsego and Plainwell
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
What a lovley view of the midwestern small town.. the old pictures are very enjoyable. The history, too, that they impart fits so many times and places.. a book to keep out and share with friends and children. Perhaps, especially, children... since it is like a different world from what they know, but there is still a hint here and there of what still is in the what was...
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