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1800's   Mr. Bougas Livery Stable business 1915   David Eisenlohr purchased the building and continued the livery business and used a portion for auto parts and repairs 1920   Remodeled, installed gas pump and reopened as a full standard …
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1884   Lot was bought by Mr. Klingbeil 1886   Labonta & Metro built the wood framed store, veneered with Pentwater brick and installed a metal roof. 1887   Mr. Klingbeil ran a Merchant, Tailor and Drapery Store 1905   Mr. Carney purch…
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1875   Pentwater's first church built in 1866 was destroyed by fire. Parishoners from that Methodist church planned to rebuild.   The new church was designed by Grand Rapids architects Robins and Barnaby at a cost of $3,500.   Basement …
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1887*   Thomas Collister built the largest and only three story building at the time 1888   Building sold to Charles Mears who opened a general store 1899- 1920   Crescent Drug Store 1922-1937   Charles F. Lewis Hardware 1937-1942 …
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1891 — Mr. G. A. Williams of Chicago submitted to the people of Pentwater a proposal to build a summer Resort hotel costing $75,000 and $10,000 for furnishing it. In return, the Village would donate the site and give $15,000 towards it. It w…
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1899 — The Corner Drug Store was owned by D. G. Weare for many years but was owned by F. W. Fincher when it was destroyed by the 1889 fire. 1891 - F. W. Fincher rebuilt this two story and basement building known as The Corner Drug Store w…
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What is now a park-like shore along the lake was the heart of Pentwater's industrial district during the lumbering era. Today's grass replaced many large neat stacks of newly sawn lumber awaiting shipment. Lumber was the principal outgoing cargo d…
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1869   S. A. Browne opened a 24' x 80' expansion with groceries to the existing 20' x 50' building 1872   First brick building erected in Pentwater 1874   The "Oceana Times" used this building to produce their newspaper 1880 - 1928   …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20UA_the-lumber-industry_Pentwater-MI.html
If you stood on this spot in 1866 you would have been in the midst of a bustling lumber town, boasting three sawmills, two shingle mills, one barrel-stave mill, a planing mill, and one foundry. Tall stacks of drying lumber covered all available gr…
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Prior to 1887 Sands & Maxwell owned the two story framed blacksmith/wagon shop. 1887   Jonathan Halsted covered the wooden walls and erected two brick buildings, manufacturing carriages, wagons and sleighs. 1893-1895   It became Haltead Ta…
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