Author: Tom Bohn
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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The History of Business and Industry in Jackson, Michigan
Author: Tom Bohn
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Jacktown: History & Hard Times at Michigan’s First State Prison
Author: Judy Gail Krasnow
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467135232
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Competing with the likes of Detroit and Ann Arbor, Jackson won the battle to build Michigan's first state prison in 1838. During the era of the "Big House" and industrial growth, the penitentiary's on-site factories and cheap inmate labor helped Jackson become a thriving manufacturing city. In contrast to Jacktown's beautiful Greco-Roman exterior, medieval punishments, a strict code of silence, no heat, no electricity and a lack of plumbing defined life on the inside. Author Judy Gail Krasnow shares the incredible stories of life at Jacktown, replete with sadistic wardens, crafty escapees, Prohibition's Purple Gang, a chaplain who ran a brothel and influential reformers.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467135232
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Competing with the likes of Detroit and Ann Arbor, Jackson won the battle to build Michigan's first state prison in 1838. During the era of the "Big House" and industrial growth, the penitentiary's on-site factories and cheap inmate labor helped Jackson become a thriving manufacturing city. In contrast to Jacktown's beautiful Greco-Roman exterior, medieval punishments, a strict code of silence, no heat, no electricity and a lack of plumbing defined life on the inside. Author Judy Gail Krasnow shares the incredible stories of life at Jacktown, replete with sadistic wardens, crafty escapees, Prohibition's Purple Gang, a chaplain who ran a brothel and influential reformers.
Inventory of the County Archives of Michigan: Jackson County (Jackson)
Author: Michigan Historical Records Survey
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Category : Archival resources
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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Publisher:
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Category : Archival resources
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G
Author: Saul Bernard Cohen
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231145541
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 4454
Book Description
A geographical encyclopedia of world place names contains alphabetized entries with detailed statistics on location, name pronunciation, topography, history, and economic and cultural points of interest.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231145541
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 4454
Book Description
A geographical encyclopedia of world place names contains alphabetized entries with detailed statistics on location, name pronunciation, topography, history, and economic and cultural points of interest.
History of Detroit
Author: Paul Leake
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Category : Detroit (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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Category : Detroit (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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M.T.A. Official Journal
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 610
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 610
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Iron Age and Hardware, Iron and Industrial Reporter
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Category : Hardware
Languages : en
Pages : 1962
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Publisher:
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Category : Hardware
Languages : en
Pages : 1962
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History of Florida
Author: Harry Gardner Cutler
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Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 682
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Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 682
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Michigan Manufacturer & Financial Record
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Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
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Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
Hidden History of Jackson County, Michigan
Author: Linda Hass
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467145785
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The history of Jackson County, Michigan, brims with colorful characters and noteworthy episodes nearly lost to time. Jackson abolitionists used their barns, houses and hidden compartments to harbor freedom seekers traveling on the Underground Railroad. One even repelled an armed posse from Kentucky. A prominent druggist murdered his mother in 1889 and a jail guard in 1893.Evidence suggests he murdered his father too. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt traveled to Brown's Lake for relaxation in 1935, but a media mob had other plans. A popular Blackman Township roadhouse has a longstanding tradition of entertaining pioneers, stagecoach drivers and mobsters, but its secret guests are even stranger. Join local historian Linda Hass as she delves into these and other entertaining and often-overlooked stories.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467145785
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The history of Jackson County, Michigan, brims with colorful characters and noteworthy episodes nearly lost to time. Jackson abolitionists used their barns, houses and hidden compartments to harbor freedom seekers traveling on the Underground Railroad. One even repelled an armed posse from Kentucky. A prominent druggist murdered his mother in 1889 and a jail guard in 1893.Evidence suggests he murdered his father too. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt traveled to Brown's Lake for relaxation in 1935, but a media mob had other plans. A popular Blackman Township roadhouse has a longstanding tradition of entertaining pioneers, stagecoach drivers and mobsters, but its secret guests are even stranger. Join local historian Linda Hass as she delves into these and other entertaining and often-overlooked stories.