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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1SNA_head-of-st-joe-navigation_Union-City-MI.html
In the 1800s, Union City was the head to 170 miles of busy commerce on the St. Joe. Large freight barges poled by 8 men as well as steamers carried grain, pork, whiskey, flour, hides, furs, pig iron and
other goods manufactured along its banks downstream …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1SNA_head-of-st-joe-navigation_Union-City-MI.html
In the 1800s, Union City was the head to 170 miles of busy commerce on the St. Joe. Large freight barges poled by 8 men as well as steamers carried grain, pork, whiskey, flour, hides, furs, pig iron and
other goods manufactured along its banks downstream …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1SNB_alumni-field_Union-City-MI.html
In June 1925, 178 members of the Alumni Association gave donations of $970.19 to purchase Davis Field for construction of a track, baseball diamond, tennis courts and football field. In 1926, the land was donated to the school, and on June 14, 1929, it was …
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In June 1925, 178 members of the Alumni Association gave donations of $970.19 to purchase Davis Field for construction of a track, baseball diamond, tennis courts and football field. In 1926, the land was donated to the school, and on June 14, 1929, it was …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1SND_the-french-trading-posts_Union-City-MI.html
Late in the seventeenth century, early French voyageurs made use of the entire length of the St. Joe in their push westward. The French built forts on the river at St. Joseph (1679) and Niles (1691) as strongholds for the fur trade. A memoir to the French G…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1SND_the-french-trading-posts_Union-City-MI.html
Late in the seventeenth century, early French voyageurs made use of the entire length of the St. Joe in their push westward. The French built forts on the river at St. Joseph (1679) and Niles (1691) as strongholds for the fur trade. A memoir to the French G…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1SNE_union-city-milling-and-mill-race-outlet_Union-City-MI.html
The small backwater to the left represents the exit of the millrace that was dug diagonally from the Coldwater River and powered saw and grist mills from the first settler in 1834 to 1949 when the 111 year old Randall Mill (below) caught fire. Six area fire…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1SNE_union-city-milling-and-mill-race-outlet_Union-City-MI.html
The small backwater to the left represents the exit of the millrace that was dug diagonally from the Coldwater River and powered saw and grist mills from the first settler in 1834 to 1949 when the 111 year old Randall Mill (below) caught fire. Six area fire…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1SNF_riverside-hotel-duo-coach-uci_Union-City-MI.html
Built in the early 1870s near the depot on Railroad St., the Riverside Hotel was first known as the Johnson House. It was moved to this location by teams of horses and oxen while rolling on logs. The two long verandas were then added. Before its abandonment…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1SNF_riverside-hotel-duo-coach-uci_Union-City-MI.html
Built in the early 1870s near the depot on Railroad St., the Riverside Hotel was first known as the Johnson House. It was moved to this location by teams of horses and oxen while rolling on logs. The two long verandas were then added. Before its abandonment…