In 1852 Hiram Davis built the first house in St. Charles here, at "the forks" of the Bad River. The log house measured 18 by 26 feet. Only rough trails existed at the time so goods were transported by canoe or raft or pack. Davis helped build the . . . — — Map (db m180382) HM
St. Charles Seventh Day Adventist Church, organized in 1860 by the Schaupp Bros. Charles, Adolph & Edward. The present building was built in 1862 for the price of $2,500.00, foundation was laid by Oscar Burt. The original key, a large gold one now . . . — — Map (db m182029) HM
Coal was first mined in Michigan in the 1830s in Jackson County, and that area led in production through the 1880s. In the next decade dozens of mines were opened in Bay, Saginaw, and Shiawasee counties, producing thousands of tons of coal annually. . . . — — Map (db m180658) HM
In 1896 John Schroeder built this one and one-half story log home for his family on a farm about a mile west of Freeland. His son George resided there until 1968. Exhibiting hand-hewn, notched white pine logs, boarded gables and a wood shingled . . . — — Map (db m180660) HM
