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
Black and white photograph from 1863 of the Grand River floodwaters at the Stone Dam in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The Stone Dam was constructed in 1887 by J.S. Mudge, the then new owner of the Seven Islands Resort. This dam created a deep, level body...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Stone Dam (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rivers; flood scenes; buildings; dams
Black and white photograph from 1863 of the flooding Grand River rushing over the Stone Dam in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The Stone Dam was constructed in 1887 by J.S. Mudge, the then new owner of the Seven Islands Resort. This dam created a deep,...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Stone Dam (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rivers; flood scenes; dams
Black and white photograph from 1863 of the flooding Grand River rushing over the Stone Dam in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The Stone Dam was constructed in 1887 by J.S. Mudge, the then new owner of the Seven Islands Resort. This dam created a deep,...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Stone Dam (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rivers; flood scenes; buildings; dams
Black and white photograph of the Grand River flooding in 1893 with the mill in the foreground, and the iron bridge (Bridge Street) in the background in Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; mills; rivers; flood scenes; bridges; Bridge Street (Grand Ledge, Mich.); buildings;
Black and white photograph from 1863 of the flooding Grand River rushing over the Stone Dam in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The Stone Dam was constructed in 1887 by J.S. Mudge, the then new owner of the Seven Islands Resort. This dam created a deep,...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Stone Dam (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rivers; flood scenes; buildings; dams
Black and white photograph from 1893 showing the flood waters surrounding the iconic Round House on Seven Islands Resort in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The flood, which carried with it dangerous chunks of ice, severely damaged the Round House, causing...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); flood scenes; resorts; disasters; rivers; buildings;
Black and white photograph from 1893 showing the rapidly-moving flooded Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The flood of 1893 is also known as the Great Ice Flood, as the flood waters included chunks of ice which damaged buildings.
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; rivers; flood scenes; dwellings; disasters
Black and white photograph from 1893 showing houses surrounded by flood waters along the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The flood of 1893 is also known as the Great Ice Flood, as the flood waters included chunks of ice which damaged...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; rivers; flood scenes; dwellings; disasters