Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Bark River Centennial plate |
Catalog Number |
M-2017.10.02 |
Object Name |
Plate, Commemorative |
Description |
Bark RIver Centennial plate with four scenes printed in gold on a cream background. Scenes depict a sawmill, kilns, the main street, and a horse drawn sled with a load of lumber. In the center "Bark River Centennial 1871-1971" and below the main street "Memories that Linger." |
Date |
1971 |
Collection |
Museum |
Number of images |
2 |
Notes |
On back: "1871 Bark River, Michigan 1971 (known as Barkville until 1900) was settled in 1871 when the railroad was completed from Menominee to Escanaba. BARK RIVER is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Bark River Township, Delta County, twelve miles west of Escanaba, Michigan on U.S. Highway 2 and 41 and M-535. Pictures on the front depict the early history of Bark River... the charcoal kilns, the largest load of logs known to be pulled by one team, the grist and sawmill, and Bark River's two main streets. The Bark River Bridge and Culvert Company was also started in Bark River in 1905 in a lean-to addition to the grist mill. There are four churches in Bark River... the Bark River United Methodist Church, organized in 1882, the Salem Lutheran Church (LCA) organized in 1883, the ST. George Catholic Church organized in 1888, and the Bark River Bible Church organized in 1956." |
Search Terms |
Bark River, MI |
Subjects |
Centennial celebrations Commemoration Souvenirs Villages |
Caption |
Bark River Centennial Plate |