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Title
Boyden Mill Shipping
Creator
NULL

Institution
Loutit District Library

Subject
Boyden Mill (Grand Haven, Mich.)

Subject
Lumber trade -- Michigan -- Grand Haven

Subject
NULL

Item Number
LH01n011

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
The former Ridell Mill was converted into a shingle mill by Charles Boyden. Three years later, Healy C. Akely joined him as co-owner, only to have the mill burn shortly thereafter. They rebuilt what became the largest shingle mill in the world.

Boyden Mill Shipping

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