1. THE LIMBER FRONTIER.
- Author
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Glazer, Sidney
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LUMBER industry , *MILLS & mill-work , *HISTORY , *CITIES & towns , *COUNTIES - Abstract
The article provides some insights into the history of lumber trade in the United States from 1865 to 1900 citing its implications on economic and social life of the settled counties of Northern Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Unusually thriving cities emerged as mill cities near the various river systems utilized for transporting logs. These cities emerged from the rivers of Saginaw, Muskegon, Bay City and Green Bay.
- Published
- 1951