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Singing Sands with pages

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Undated 15-page booklet that tells stories of scheme to fool bank inspectors by delaying them at New Richmond while an unnamed Native American man paddled the gold from Allegan to Singapore, Astor House, the "oriental" origins of the name "Singapore", the worthlessness of Singapore bank notes, river-men stealing British flag from Native Americans gathering at Mount Baldhead, peach farming on burned over land, the winter of 1879, and many of the often repeated town tales.
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2011.30

Literature, poetry and memoir0001 Anishinabek/Ojibwe/Odawa/Bodéwadmi1800 Fur Trading1830 Settlement, pioneer era1835 Logging and Lumbering1840 ShipbuildingTransportation: bridges1870 Fruit growing, farming, agriculture

Voss, Mary

2011.30

Hall, Frances

Saugatuck History bookletSinging Sands

Pacey, Lorene M.

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Pacey, Lorene M.MacsaubeeButler, William Gay 1799-1857Morrison Tannery/Johannett & Crosby/ 1833?-1890Gravel Pit/Indian Cut/Purdy's Landing/Mack's LandingPurdy, Philetus "Fleet" 1835-1922Plummer, William G. 1832-1918McCormick, James 1806-?Dingleville/WallinvilleWilder, OsheaPine Trail Camp/Camp Oak Openings/Slumber BluffSingapore Bank 1836-1842888 Holland/Park House/Clover's Waffle House/H.D. Moore residenceOctaviaMilwaukie (ship) 1842Nichols, Stephen D. 1806-1887Pioneer (boat)FishtownRed Dock/Keewatin Dock/Tower Harbor Village/Eastland/Crawford Trans. Co. Dock

Singapore, Michigan 1837-1875

Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2011-08-08

08/08/2011

06/06/2025