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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «tuscola county» AND «michigan»

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By Craig Doda, August 18, 2024
Eastern White Pine Marker
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1 ► Michigan, Tuscola County, Caro, Indianfields Township — Eastern White Pine — Pinus strobus L. — Michigan's State Tree —
This tree, as a yearling transplant, was grown by the staff at Michigan State University. It was planted in 1955 by the Tuscola County Extension Service to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Michigan State University. — — Map (db m255034) HM

2 ► Michigan, Tuscola County, Caro — L1326 — Tuscola County Advertiser —
The Tuscola County Advertiser began publishing on August 21, 1868. The city's oldest surviving business establishment, it was founded by Henry G. Chapin, a native of Conesus, New York. Chapin edited and published the paper for twelve years. . . . — — Map (db m101614) HM

3 ► Michigan, Tuscola County, Caro — S432 — Peninsular Sugar Refining Company —
The beet sugar industry in Michigan began growing rapidly in the late nineteenth century. The declining lumber industry had cleared thousands of acres of land suitable for the cultivation of sugar beets. In 1897 farmers were encouraged further to . . . — — Map (db m101628) HM

4 ► Michigan, Tuscola County, Caro — L1045 — Tuscola County Courthouse —
Peter DeWitt Bush (1818-1913), the second permanent resident of the village of Caro, donated this site for the county courthouse square in 1866. Then he, along with two other pioneer settlers, moved an old frame church to the site to serve as the . . . — — Map (db m101635) HM

5 ► Michigan, Tuscola County, Akron — L761B — Indian Dave —
Indian Dave was one of the last Chippewas to hunt, fish and trap in the old manner in the Tuscola County area. Dave was born around 1803 and given the name Ish-Don-Quit. According to legend, in 1819 he attended the gathering at the Saginaw River . . . — — Map (db m161021) HM
 
 
 
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