Near Douglas in Allegan County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pier Cove
Photographed By Duane Hall, May 6, 2014
1. Pier Cove Marker
Inscription.
Pier Cove. . Surveyed in 1839, the village of Pier Cove was once hailed as "the busiest port between St. Joseph and Muskegon." Before the Civil War, Pier Cove was a bustling community and a major point for lumber distribution, with ships departing daily carrying tanbark and cordwood to Chicago and Milwaukee. With the exhaustion of the lumber supply in the late 1860s, the fire of 1871 and the coming of the railroad, the sawmill was moved to Fennville, and Pier Cove's prosperity diminished. In the 1880s, however, fruit became a major shipping commodity. This site once overlooked the warehouse and two piers that revived the village's economy. In 1899 a freeze killed much of the local harvest and shipping at Pier Cove was reduced to passenger traffic. Commercial activity ceased in 1917.
Surveyed in 1839, the village of Pier Cove was once hailed as "the busiest port between St. Joseph and Muskegon." Before the Civil War, Pier Cove was a bustling community and a major point for lumber distribution, with ships departing daily carrying tanbark and cordwood to Chicago and Milwaukee. With the exhaustion of the lumber supply in the late 1860s, the fire of 1871 and the coming of the railroad, the sawmill was moved to Fennville, and Pier Cove's prosperity diminished. In the 1880s, however, fruit became a major shipping commodity. This site once overlooked the warehouse and two piers that revived the village's economy. In 1899 a freeze killed much of the local harvest and shipping at Pier Cove was reduced to passenger traffic. Commercial activity ceased in 1917.
Erected 1989 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1628.)
Location. 42° 35.156′ N, 86° 13.599′ W. Marker is near Douglas, Michigan, in Allegan County. Marker
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is on Lakeshore Drive south of 123rd Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Douglas MI 49406, United States of America. Touch for directions.
4. Shore of Lake Michigan north of Pier Cove Creek
Photographed By Duane Hall, May 6, 2014
5. Back Side of Pier Cove Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 7, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
