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River mouth survey 1856

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Digital scan of a historic map that shows the dune contours and water depth soundings at the mouth of the river. Indications of a burying ground, a beacon light, the Kalamazoo River light house and station, the Nickels warehouse (area labeled Saugatuck), five structures in a southern-riverbank version of Fishtown, a lone building at Shriver's Bend, two Stockbridge saw mills and five buildings in Singaport [sic], the road from Newark, ferry crossing and Newark saw mill.
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2024.42.04

Documentation that in 1856, the lighthouse area was named "Saugatuck" and the town we know of as Saugatuck today was named "Newark" by government surveyors.

1830 Settlement, pioneer era1836 Singapore1835 Logging and Lumbering1845 Fishing, commercial

Winthers, Sally

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Nichols, Stephen D. 1806-1887Nichols Warehouse c1856Kalamazoo Lighthouses 1839/1858/1956-presentFishtown

University of Michigan Library digital collection

Full citation: "Mouth of Kalamazoo River, Michigan from survey made between the 2d & 10th September 1856 by assistant John R. Mayer, under the direction of Brevet Lieut. Col. J.D. Graham, Major, U.S. Top. Engineers. Superintending Engineer of Lake Michigan Works." In the digital collection UM Clark Library Maps. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-001293831/39015091897143. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 09, 2024.

North oriented toward right. "Soundings are in feet and tenths of a foot." "The figures on land express the elevations above the lake surface in feet and decimals. The horizontal curves or contour lines are drawn at intervals of 5 feet of perpendicular elevation." "Accompanying Lt. Colonel Graham's annual report (no. 200) to the Chief Top. Engineer, dated Chicago September 30th 1857."

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10/05/2024