Author: Jennifer Boresz Engelking
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467144584
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Striking natural beauty draws many visitors to Lake County, but the area also has a rich and captivating history. Willoughbeach Amusement Park arose where one of the worst shipwrecks in Great Lakes history occurred years before. Secret passageways and tunnels helped slaves escape to freedom. Native son and Tuskegee Airman Earl R. Lane earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. Marge Hurlburt, a service pilot during World War II, set an international women's flight speed record, and Amy Kaukonen, one of the nation's first female mayors, personally raided suspected bootleggers during Prohibition. Author Jennifer Boresz Engelking uncovers the history behind some of Lake County's most well-known people and landmarks and reveals stories lost to time.
Author: John J. Halsey
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 904
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Author: John J. Halsey
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Category : Lake County (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Author: Lake County Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439621012
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Native Americans roamed the beautiful lands of northern Michigan for many years, leaving a legacy of mature forests, clear waters, and plentiful game. By 1871, waves of immigrants were arriving from Europe, as well as Union soldiers after the Civil War. These pioneers brought with them the tools, know-how, and determination to transform the wild land into an economy based on the timber, railroads, and farming. Schools, churches, businesses, and tourism blossomed. The county's 156 lakes and 46 trout streams offered pristine settings for swimming, boating, hunting, and fishing. Resorts, sporting clubs, and cottage colonies sprang up to meet the needs of seasonal visitors. Early fishing guide and hotelier Andrew J. Bradford, financiers Curtis W. MacPhail and Robert J. Smith, philanthropist Martin Johnson, and others nurtured the growth of the communities. The Civilian Conservation Corps replanted the forests and built roads, the African American resort of Idlewild showcased black entertainers, and Raymond W. Overholzer built Shrine of the Pines, all promoting the county's development.
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Category : Lake County (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Author: William Frederick Howat
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Category : Calumet Region (Ill. and Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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Author: John J. Halsey
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 79
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Author: Brookhaven Press
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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Author: John J. Halsey
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ISBN: 9780832850028
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Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Author: Mary L. Platko
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ISBN: 9781663215246
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Languages : en
Pages : 212
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This book is a collection of one-page stories or snippets of Perry, Ohio history published in local sources by the author over the course of several years. Taken together, they reveal the evolution of a village/township and its people who successfully managed the land in a rural agricultural setting and modernized into a twenty-first century community that retains its rural character. This book gives life to Perry Ohio streets, buildings and people whose names have become an integral part of the city they lived and died in.
