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![cr1895092701SaugatuckGangesTelephoneCompany-1.jpg; A.B. Taylor, T.W. Leland, Capt. Brittain, Doc Heath, L.A. Phelps, John Schaberg, D.L. Barber & Co., E.S. Pride, Dr. Walker, Dr. Stroud, Weed & Co., H.A. McDonald, Plummer and McDonald, H.H. Hutchins, Dr. Brunson [Jr. or Sr.?], Grange Store, McVea Pier, Link's pier, Mrs. Charle McVea residence, L.J. Smith, Warren Smith, Mrs. Jones' store.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/4124/43bfd913-e20e-11ee-a665-015cf30c0239-vUU2BYq.lg@2x.jpg)
2024.01.21
Ganges fruit farmers were the first to adopt the telephone so they could communicate with the docks and organize fruit shipments. Townspeople quickly followed suit.
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Winthers, Sally
2024.01
Yoder, Chris
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These Commercial Record newspaper clippings — scanned by Chris Yoder in the 2000s — had been available on the pre-2023 SDHC website. The content has been moved to this online catalog for safekeeping. Publication dates are indicated in the year/month/day/page file name. For example "cr1938102801Description.jpg" = Commercial Record, 1938, October, 28th, page 01
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Reed, Samuel Caleb 1848-1923S.C. Reed & Son Blacksmith ShopBird, Charles Edmund Sr. 1855-1941Rogers & Bird Shipyard/LineTri-County/Western Allegan County/Ganges Telephone CompanyTaylor, Alfred Blake Sr. 1846-1920Leland, Thornton W. 1850-1930Brittain, Ralph Case 1842-1905Heath, Doc Anderson 1865-1947Wade, Fred 1862-1933Upham, Sherman D. Capt. 1858-1940Phelps, Lafayette Alonzo 1856-1940Schaberg, John 1849-1916Barber, Daniel L. 1840-1909Pride, Edward S. 1848-1912Walker, Dr. Robert J.1869-1944E.E. Weed & Co., 1880s-1927Kirby, Frank 1861-1896McDonald, Henry A. 1850-1925Hutchins, Henry Hudson 1854-1933Brunson, Dr. Eugene Eliel 1851-1934McVea, Charles E. 1835-1894Stroud, Harley A. Dr. 1848-1915Plummer & McDonaldSmith, Warren 1835-1902
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