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Directory Historical Topics Northwest Ottawa County DIRECTORY HISTORICAL TOPICS NORTHWEST OTTAWA COUNTY Wallace K. Ewing, Ph.D. First Printing May, 1999. Second Printing August, 1999. Third Printing (Revised) July, 2000. Fourth Printing March, 2001. Fifth Printing (Revised) July, 2002. Sixth Printing, February, 2004. Seventh Printing (Revised), June, 2008. Eighth Printing (Revised), June 2010. Ninth Printing (Revised), February, 2012, August, 2012, December, 2012, and January, 2013. Tenth Printing, June, 2013. Copyright 1999 by Tri-Cities Historical Museum. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. ISBN 0-9652300-3-1 Distributed by Tri-Cities Historical Museum 200 Washington Street Grand Haven, MI 49417 2 Contents AUTHOR’S NOTE ................................................................................................................................................. 15 AGGREGATES ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 AMERICAN INDIANS .......................................................................................................................................... 17 ANAGLYPH ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 BANK ROBBERY .................................................................................................................................................. 17 BANKS .................................................................................................................................................................... 18 BOARD OF TRADE .............................................................................................................................................. 19 BOARDWALK ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 BRASS RIVER AND SUNDIAL ........................................................................................................................... 21 BRIDGES ................................................................................................................................................................ 21 144TH AVENUE BRIDGE ......................................................................................................................................... 21 BOWEN BRIDGE ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 CLEVELAND STREET BRIDGE ................................................................................................................................. 21 DEREMO BAYOU FLOAT BRIDGE ........................................................................................................................... 21 EASTMANVILLE BRIDGE ........................................................................................................................................ 21 FIRST STREET BRIDGE ........................................................................................................................................... 22 FRUITPORT ROAD BRIDGE ..................................................................................................................................... 22 INTERURBAN BRIDGE ............................................................................................................................................ 22 LAKE MICHIGAN DRIVE BRIDGE ........................................................................................................................... 22 LLOYD’S BAYOU BRIDGE ...................................................................................................................................... 22 MILLHOUSE BAYOU BRIDGE ................................................................................................................................. 22 PETTY’S BAYOU BRIDGE ....................................................................................................................................... 22 POTAWATOMIE BRIDGE ......................................................................................................................................... 22 RAILROAD BRIDGE ................................................................................................................................................ 22 ROGERS BRIDGE .................................................................................................................................................... 22 SMITH’S BAYOU BRIDGE ....................................................................................................................................... 22 SOUTH CHANNEL BRIDGE ..................................................................................................................................... 23 SPOONVILLE FERRY ............................................................................................................................................... 23 SPRING LAKE TO FERRYSBURG BRIDGE ................................................................................................................ 23 STEARNS BAYOU BRIDGE ...................................................................................................................................... 23 THIRD STREET BRIDGE .......................................................................................................................................... 23 U.S. 31 BRIDGE ..................................................................................................................................................... 23 BUTTON FACTORY ............................................................................................................................................. 24 CAMPS .................................................................................................................................................................... 24 CAMP BLODGETT .................................................................................................................................................. 24 CAMP CHEBOYGAN ............................................................................................................................................... 24 CAMP SHAWANDOSEE [KIRK PARK] ..................................................................................................................... 25 CHAUTAUQUA ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 CHOLOGOGUE [CHOLAGOGUE] ................................................................................................................... 25 CHURCHES ........................................................................................................................................................... 25 BAPTIST CHURCH OF GRAND HAVEN .................................................................................................................... 25 BAPTIST CHURCH OF SPRING LAKE ....................................................................................................................... 25 CATHOLIC CHURCH ............................................................................................................................................... 25 CATHOLIC CHURCH OF SPRING LAKE .................................................................................................................... 25 CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH .............................................................................................................................. 26 CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH OF FERRYSBURG ................................................................................................ 26 CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH OF GRAND HAVEN ............................................................................................. 26 CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH OF GRAND HAVEN [SECOND] ............................................................................. 26 CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH OF SPRING LAKE ................................................................................................ 26 CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST CHURCH ............................................................................................................................. 26 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF EASTMANVILLE ................................................................................................... 27 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF GRAND HAVEN ................................................................................................... 27 EPISCOPAL CHURCH .............................................................................................................................................. 27 FIRST CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH ................................................................................................................. 27 FIRST REFORMED CHURCH OF GRAND HAVEN ...................................................................................................... 27 GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH ............................................................................................................................... 27
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