Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
S. B. # 49: Early Escanaba Days (Columns by John Norton) |
Catalog Number |
A-2016.Fic.008 |
Object Name |
Scrapbook |
Scope & Content |
Clippings of columns from the Escanaba Daily Press by John Norton, "Early Escanaba Days". Much information was gleaned from early editions of the 'Escanaba Tribune' newspaper. Included: A description of the town as it was in 1869 (page 1); Masonic Lodge Officers, (p. 1); businesses in Escanaba in 1869, (p. 2); The Tilden House (3); Early Schools, teachers, and students (4); Construction of first shore road from Escanaba to Green Bay (5); Railroading incidents from the 1860s and 1870s, earnings, personnel (p. 6, 7); Early newspaper editorial policies, especially concerning obituaries (8); Early amusements (10); an early suffrage meeting in Escanaba (11); Early farming in Delta Count (12); Reminiscences by George Shorey of Rapid River (13); Early lumbering history (14): Incorporation of Escanaba in 1870 (15); Escanaba Fire Department in 1873 (17); N. Ludington Company for sale in 1873 (20); Panic of 1874 and its effect on Escanaba (21); Vital Statistics (22); Business directory from the 'Tribune' in 1875 (24); Vital statistics from 1875 (25). |
Collection |
Archives |
Search Terms |
Escanaba Businesses Escanaba Fire Department Escanaba Schools Escanaba Tribune (Newspaper) Ford River Lumber Company Ludington Company, N. Ludington Hotel, Escanaba Peninsula Division, Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Stephenson, I. Lumber Company Tilden House, Escanaba |
Subjects |
Births Education Farm crops Farming Hotels Marriage licenses Obituaries Population surveys Railroad travel Road construction |
People |
Hiller, J. N. Langley, David Lott, E. P. Mason, Richard Mason, Richard P. Selden, Samuel Hart Shorey, George |