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    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort Round House

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort Round House

    • Black and white photograph from circa 1886-1893 showing the Seven Islands Resort buildings on the Second Island in the Grand River at Grand Ledge, Michigan. The pagoda-like building - the Round House - was constructed after J. Scott Mudge bought...

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); resorts; recreation; rivers; buildings; cityscapes; aerial views
    • Main Streets
    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort pavillion

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort pavillion

    • Black and white photograph of the pavillion on Third Island on the Grand River, part of the Seven Islands Resort in Grand Ledge, Michigan.

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); resorts; recreation; rivers; sports & recreation facilities;
    • Main Streets
    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort flooded in 1893

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort flooded in 1893

    • Black and white photograph from 1893 showing the buildings of the Seven Islands Resort (including the iconic Round House in the background) surrounded by flood waters along the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The flood of 1893 is also known...

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); resorts; rivers; flood scenes; disasters
    • Main Streets
    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort on Grand River

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort on Grand River

    • Black and white photograph from circa 1885-1895 showing part of the Seven Islands Resort on the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The resort, which changed hands three times prior to this period, was built up in the late 1880s and early 1890s...

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rivers; resorts; tourism; recreation
    • Main Streets
    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort on Grand River

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort on Grand River

    • Black and white photograph from circa 1890-1900 of the Grand River and Seven Islands Resort at Grand Ledge, Michigan. On the left is the rollercoaster connecting Second and Third Islands, put in place by the resort's third owner, J. S. Mudge.

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rivers; resorts; rollercoasters; recreation;
    • Main Streets
    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort, Island House Hotel

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort, Island House Hotel

    • Black and white photograph from circa 1885-1895 showing the grounds of the Island House Hotel on Second Island. The second owner of the islands, S. M. Hewings purchased the resort islands in 1877, and built the Island House Hotel on Second Island....

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); hotels; resorts; steamboats; boats; rivers; people; recreation; tourism;
    • Main Streets
    • Grand Ledge - Second Island, Seven Islands Resort

    • Grand Ledge - Second Island, Seven Islands Resort

    • Black and white postcard showing the bridges to Second Island and the Island House Hotel, part of the Seven Islands Resort on the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The resort, which changed hands three times, was significantly built up in the...

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rivers; bridges; islands; resorts; Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); hotels; buildings; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Grand Ledge - Boat launch at Seven Islands Resort

    • Grand Ledge - Boat launch at Seven Islands Resort

    • Black and white postcard of the rowboat launch at Seven Islands Resort on the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The resort, which changed hands three times, was significantly built up in the late 1880s and early 1890s by the third owner J. S....

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Grand River; boats; resorts; rivers; islands; recreation; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort, circa 1877-1886

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort, circa 1877-1886

    • Black and white print of a circa 1877-1886 sketch of the Seven Islands Resort area by R. Caughey. Included in this image are Hemlock Point, Grand River looking towards Grand Ledge, the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Islands, the large Island House Hotel...

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Hemlock Point (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); hotels; resorts; recreation; boats; steamboats; buildings; rivers;...
    • Main Streets
    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort rollercoaster

    • Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort rollercoaster

    • Black and white photograph from circa 1891-1893 of one of Michigan's first rollercoaster, the steam rollercoaster on Seven Islands Resort park (traveled on Second and Third Islands) in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The rollercoaster was destroyed in the...

    • Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rollercoasters; recreation; amusement parks; people;
    • Main Streets
    • MS 22: Civil War diary of Cyrus Bacon 1861-1863 Diary of Cyrus Bacon

    • MS 22: Civil War diary of Cyrus Bacon
      1861-1863 Diary of Cyrus Bacon

    • 1861-1863 diary of Cyrus Bacon. In this diary, Bacon describes daily life in the Seventh Michigan Infantry. He gives vivid accounts of Yorktown, Fair Oaks, White Oak Swamp, Antietam, and Gettysburg.

    • American Civil War; Bacon, Cyrus; Cyrus Bacon; Seventh Michigan Infantry; 7th Michigan Infantry; Assistant Surgeon; Commissioned Officer; Yorktown (Va.); Battle of Yorktown; Seven Days Campaign; Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862; Battle of Fair Oaks;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 55-7: William A. Barnard Collection 1863-08-03 Letter from William Barnard

    • MS 55-7: William A. Barnard Collection
      1863-08-03 Letter from William Barnard

    • Letter from William A. Barnard to his sister, Ellen Barnard, dated August 3, 1863. In this letter, he discusses sulpher springs around Crab Orchard, Kentucky, the sieges of Vicksburg and Jackson, and his desire for a furlough.

    • American Civil War; William A. Barnard; Barnard, William A.; Ellen Barnard; Barnard, Ellen; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry; First Lieutenant; Crab Orchard (Ky.); sulfur springs; Siege of Vicksburg; Siege of Jackson; furlough;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts

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