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Title
Ferry and Sons Saw Mill
Creator
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Institution
Loutit District Library

Subject
Ferry and Sons Saw Mill (Grand Haven, Mich.)

Subject
Lumber trade -- Michigan -- Grand Haven

Subject
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Item Number
LH01n010

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Description
The area’s first functioning sawmill, the mill was built in 1836 at the foot of Columbus Street in Grand Haven. It changed hands several times and eventually burned in 1868.

Ferry and Sons Saw Mill

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