Historical Collections: Collections and Researches Made by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Including Reports of Officers and Papers Read at the Annual Meeting of ..., Volume 38The Society, 1912 - Michigan |
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... reached Marengo at the end of the week's journey . On the way they were on the lookout for land to pre- empt and came across quite a number of squatters . One time his father went on business which occupied him two or three days . The ...
... reached Marengo at the end of the week's journey . On the way they were on the lookout for land to pre- empt and came across quite a number of squatters . One time his father went on business which occupied him two or three days . The ...
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... reaching Galesburg , Novem- ber 11 , 1831. He built a mill at Prairie Ronde . A trip from White Pigeon to Galesburg and return consumed two weeks . Frank Little died on South street . He had a log house 24x18 with an attic . Ralph ...
... reaching Galesburg , Novem- ber 11 , 1831. He built a mill at Prairie Ronde . A trip from White Pigeon to Galesburg and return consumed two weeks . Frank Little died on South street . He had a log house 24x18 with an attic . Ralph ...
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... reaching . Examples for good or evil are contagious , and his stimulated others to activity . The effects may be seen in the building up of this prosper- ous city . If this place had been deficient in all the enterprises in which Mr ...
... reaching . Examples for good or evil are contagious , and his stimulated others to activity . The effects may be seen in the building up of this prosper- ous city . If this place had been deficient in all the enterprises in which Mr ...
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... reached in three months . There were no railroads to this city at that time and the only inlet or outlet for goods and merchandise was by way of Grand River , or by hauling with teams from and to Battle Creek or Kalamazoo . For ...
... reached in three months . There were no railroads to this city at that time and the only inlet or outlet for goods and merchandise was by way of Grand River , or by hauling with teams from and to Battle Creek or Kalamazoo . For ...
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... ( reached by an outside stairway ) of the Daniel Ball ware- house which stood on the exact area now occupied by the Old National Bank offices . The lower floor was a storehouse for all kinds of merchandise brought by boats . Michigan ...
... ( reached by an outside stairway ) of the Daniel Ball ware- house which stood on the exact area now occupied by the Old National Bank offices . The lower floor was a storehouse for all kinds of merchandise brought by boats . Michigan ...
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