Michigan semicentennial organization this plaque is issued by the Historical Society of Michigan in recognition of the Allegan County Historical Society founded in 1954. For more than 50 years of continuous operation in service to the people of . . . — — Map (db m258814) HM
1825 - Trading post established by Louis Campau (a Frenchman) at the mouth of the Rabbit River approximately one mile upstream from what is now New Richmond.
1825 - Mack’s Landing trading post established where Purdy’s Landing is now . . . — — Map (db m73571) HM
Formerly spanning the Rabbit River in Hopkins Township, Allegan County, Michigan, this bridge is known as the 133rd Avenue Bridge. It was built in 1897 by the Michigan Bridge Company of Portland, Michigan, owned by Samuel S. Ramsey and his son. In . . . — — Map (db m215787) HM
Since 1976, the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, using revenue from the development of state-owned mineral resources, has helped the people of Michigan acquire and develop more that 46,000 acres of high quality recreational lands or . . . — — Map (db m279893) HM
When Allegan county was organized in 1835, the only road from the interior to Lake Michigan followed an Indian Trail along the Kalamazoo River. In 1838 Ralph Mann of Connecticut was supervising improvements at the short-lived town of Richmond. He . . . — — Map (db m73603) HM
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Bloomingdale Oil Boom
This 90 ft, 1930's era oil derrick is typical of the many drilling rigs that occupied the landscapes around bloomingdale during the late 1930's.
It was originally located in Mt. Pleasant, . . . — — Map (db m69929) HM
Kalamazoo River Environmental Importance
Native Americans harvested vast fields of wild rice near the mouth of the Kalamazoo and drank its crystal waters. But by the mid 1800s the river served as a drain for industrial pollutants and urban . . . — — Map (db m216864) HM
New Richmond got its start in 1836, when three eastern investors, led by John Allen of Ann Arbor, arranged to found a city here. John Allen, a Virginian by birth, purchased 2240 acres in Allegan County on the north side of the Kalamazoo River just . . . — — Map (db m73573) HM
Since 1922, Otsego State Park offers 62 acres and more than a half mile of sandy beach. 155 modern campsites provide the perfect family OUTDOORS vacation!
Otsego...The Name
The county was originally called . . . — — Map (db m278772) HM
Since 1922, Otsego State Park offers 62 acres and more than a half mile of sandy beach. 155 modern campsites provide the perfect family OUTDOORS vacation!
Otsego...The Name
The county was originally called . . . — — Map (db m278775) HM
On the 8th day of January, 1836, Mumford Eldred along with his second wife, Jane, and five children, settled on 40 acres in section 29 of Martin Township. The land included a 30 acre clearing on which the northern edge lived a small band of . . . — — Map (db m74657) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
