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Yes,
this is the Polar Express, Steam
Engine 1225, in
Lake George, Michigan photo courtesy of
Bill Elenbaas
The Lake George Area encompasses parts of
the surrounding townships: Freeman,
Garfield, Grant, Greenwood, Hatton, Hayes, Redding, and Surrey.
You may hear of place names like Summit, Clarence, Phelps Crossing
and more. The Book, Michigan
Place Names, by Walter Romig, describes Lake George as
follows: "LAKE
GEORGE, Clare county, a station on the Toledo, Ann Arbor, &
Northern Michigan Railroad: the village began as a lumber
settlement: it was founded by George Lake in 1880 and named for him;
lumberman Edward J. Roys became its first postmaster on December 8,
1899 (Lulu Seats, PM)."
In the picture above you will see
the then John and Lulu Seats Grocery Store and Post Office (left side of picture across tracks).
Lulu was postmistress for
many years. This store started as a gas station in approximately
1936. The Railroad Depot is next to the tracks. The Gas Station and
Grocery on the right was operated by R. B. Howard.
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The Frank A. Luce
Store of yesteryear by artist Blackmer
If you have
some old pictures, newspapers articles, cards, or prints....maybe
they could be used to help this site. Please help us identify
what the pictures are below. LET US KNOW SO WE CAN SHARE.
Coming
Soon......Pictures and a bit of history of
'Pine
Point' and Tamarack
Lodge'
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What is this
building (left
or this building (right)?
or this wording........ ,
or What is Pine Point?
and looking for some of the
Nixon Family, Ford Nixon retired in Lake George.
see some
answers below
 
If you know, let
us know. email : Lowell Howard lowellpete12@aol.com
| left-school
house WINDOVER SCHOOL located north of the lake on right
side of road |
The
Brambles..the home north of Lake George built and owned
by the Tolson's |
right-this
stone house was owned by Basil Baker and is located east
behind the former Seat's Store |
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Above is a Post Card created by
B. Blackmer depicting the Homestead which
was built about 1898. It was built by Wm. Packard who was also
the first Lincoln Township Supervisor in 1903 according to the
information on this card.
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The painting at
the left is a rendition of a Boathouse that was located at the
West End of Lake George.
The artist is Jean Knopke.
The Knopke
Family were among the early resort families.
Richard Frost
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What is now Lincoln
Township was a part of Surrey Township. What is now Freeman
Township was once a part of Surrey and then Lincoln Township (SEE
MAPS BELOW). The building above served as the ONE ROOM school in Lake
George. Many years later it became the home of the Community
Church. Although built nearly 100 years ago in 1913 the structure was retired and torn down in
2005. photo provided by
Barb Wellman
The Ole One
Room School
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Early teachers
1904 Dolly Dudley
1909 Daisy Duval
1912 Ford Nixon
1916 Jas. O Sutton
1918 Anna Sherman
1919 Mary Barber
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School
Officers
Wm. Sanford
Jas. M. Wellman
J.H. Draper
A.J. Darling
George W. Beard
John Baldwiin |
As you explore this
site you will view historical records, pictures, 'living
histories', provided by those that were a part of the history.
This
is a work in progress. It involves all of us. Please help.
How you
can help....see below
We ask that those that have
information, stories, or other references please help us build
this information. Please contact
us: Lowell Howard lowellpete12@aol.com
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stories...do
you remember the movies that came to town? Pine
Point, fishing with a cane pole, dancing in town
hall, or going to Sunday School in the basement,
Hunter's souvenirs, Hoover's carving etc.
etc. SHARE PLEASE |
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artwork by local artists that you could share with a picture
to be placed on the website? |
OR
pictures of those by gone days around the stove in the store,
at the post office, or depot etc, etc. with a little story to
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Some valuable links
Ann Arbor Railroad
The Ann Arbor started
operations in 1878 providing rail service between Frankfort,
Michigan and Toledo, Ohio The Wabash Railroad
controlled the Ann Arbor (through stock ownership) from 1925 to
1963. In 1963 the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railroad Company
acquired control of the Ann Arbor Railroad, including car ferries,
from the Wabash Railroad.
The Depot was a
busy place for many years. If you have pictures, stories,
or relatives that worked on the railroad please let us know.
Ann Arbor Train Schedule
1949
 The schedule includes
Summit? Well who knows of this place? How about Phelps
Crossing? Or Clarence? Let us know. Got pictures of trains,
post office, depot,
etc. Make our day and share, please.
Logging Railroad
The world’s first
narrow gauge railway was built in 1874 by Winfield Scott Gerrish:
the Lake George and Muskegon River Railroad.
Census Records
partial census 1910 Lincoln
Township...Borst Kress Holford Kube
The 1930 Census
for Lincoln Township listed 28 families with a total of
111 citizens.
The 1920 Census
included (this is only a partial list) the following families (some
of these names may have been spelled incorrectly) names:
Abbott, Bast (probably Borst),
Cowles, Donkle(sp), Durham, Graver,
Hansen, Harris, Kress, Kube, Lambert,
Luce, McQuestion, Sprague, Selover (sp),
Upkyke, Welch, Wolf, Willman (sp).
The 1900 Census records include
(this is only a partial list) the following family names: Borst,
Cowles, Kress, Kube, Wellman.
Military Records
This is a partial
record of the First World War Registration Record of Frank
Luce. A few additional names are listed from the same
records: Blain, Bringold, Kube.
Maps
Clare
County Map of 1873
Map
of Clare County, Michigan. Drawn, compiled, and edited by
H.F. Walling, C.E. ... Published by R.M. & S.T. Tackabury,
Detroit, Mich. Entered ... 1873, by H.F. Walling ...
Washington. The Claremont Manufacturing Company, Claremont, N.H.,
Book Manufacturers Author:
Walling, H. F.
Date: 1873
credit
for use of this map given by the David Rumsey Map Collection
Note that the
Townships were listed as Winterfield, Summerfield, Surrey, Grant,
and Sheridan at that time, 1873.
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1906 Map
of Clare County-Note Lincoln Township encompassed what is now
Freeman Township
Standard Atlas of
Clare County Michigan Compiled and Published by Geo. A. Ogle
& Co. 134 Van Buren St. Chicago. This Atlas
was Owned by Hattie Belle and Elmer Miller Family from 1906-1930
Pictures
North and South
Street in Lake George during early
1950's
Tidbits and archival history ?
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'register of women
voters'........Lake George and Lincoln Township
People-many
will be added
| 'Luke'
Hamlin
Professional Baseball
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James 'Jim"
Hunter
Craftsman |
Magdalena (Welty)
and Norman Tolson
Artist |
Barbara
Blackmer
Artist |
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Sports
No this is not Al
Kaline's uniform. This was a uniform of the Lake George Town
Team of the early 1950's. Coaches-Luke
Hamlin.... Umpires Al Abbott,
Lou Hoover, Roy Howard.....
The following is a
partial list of the Players: Wesley
Abbott, Wally Bringold, Willard Bringold,
Dan Dysinger, Donald Heintz, Lowell Howard, Terry
Howard, Al Luce, Dick Lyons, Rumsey Swallow. The entire
team, coaches, umpires etc. will be identified and
completed later. If you have pictures records,
names, etc. Please let us know.
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