Purdy's Landing
Photograph
4x6 print on thin photo paper of Purdy's Landing
The photo depicts a small building by a road and line of wire fencing. The road side of the building has a door, no windows, a shed roofed extension and a dock on its river side. In the distance two men can be seen on a raft of logs moving down the Kalamazoo River.
2016.37.28
Print, photograph
Purdy, Philetus "Fleet" 1835-1922Gravel Pit/Indian Cut/Purdy's Landing/Mack's Landing
Kalamazoo River
Purdy's Landing, the property of Philetus Purdy, was a landmark for river traffic from Richmond to Saugatuck. The Purdy farm was upriver of Douglas, at Riverside Drive (130th) x 63rd St.
Charles Lorenz
Winthers, Sally
Early settlersEarly businessNative American IndianCharles Lorenzearly businesseslumbering logging
Lorenz Collection
Lorenz, Charles J. 1942-1994
04/19/2023
03/31/2024