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Title
George Parks
Creator
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Institution
Loutit District Library

Subject
Parks, George, 1817-1880

Subject
Mayors -- Michigan -- Grand Haven

Subject
Businessmen -- Michigan -- Grand Haven

Item Number
LH01r041

Relation
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Type
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Format
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Description
George Parks, the first mayor of Grand Haven, elected 1867, settled in Grand Haven in 1844. Captain Parks was County Supervisor and owned the schooner Michigan, which operated as a passenger boat between Grand Rapids and Grand Haven. With his son Byron, her built the first steam shingle planing mill in Grand Haven.

George Parks

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