School after Cyclone 1896
Photograph
Photo of the wrecked Saugatuck Union School building. It was thought lightening from the storm caused the fire.
Notations on the photo read "After Cyclone, July 26, 1896. School House Smouldering after Fire, James Browne, Photographer" and "Site of Brady's? residence"
Also, screenshots of Lake Shore Commercial, July 31, 1896 reporting about the fire and cyclone/tornado that damaged much of the town.
2023.10.142
Digital scan
Saugatuck Union School 1866-1896
This grand wooden school building on the hill in Saugatuck looked much like the Douglas Union School.
Education and schoolsBuildings: LostFires and fire departmentsWeather, extreme
Winthers, Sally
2023.10
Found in Collection
These photos were scanned by SDHS volunteers and were posted on the Photo Blog in the hopes that community members would contribute more information. "tu" in the filename indicates the photo was "touched up" by Jack Sheridan
031 A+B+C+D Photo Files
These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.
10/07/2023
10/14/2023