"History of Pequaming" Research Collection, Circa 1998.

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"History of Pequaming" Research Collection, Circa 1998.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/759116832

Collection, circa 1998, of research notes and drafts for the book "The History of Pequaming" by Earl L. Doyle and Ruth B. MacFarlane. Often considered the most famous ghost town in Michigan, the complete story of Pequaming is told from the time of Native American settlement, through the Henry Ford "model community" era, and up to the present. Includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, notes, clippings, financial records, maps, photographs, and other printed ephemera.

0.35 cubic feet; 1 manuscript box (letter size)

Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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SNAC Resource ID: 8146366

Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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Ford motor company

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When Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903, Alexander Y. Malcolmson was elected the Company's first treasurer, but his assistant James Couzens actually managed financial functions. People holding the position of Ford Motor Company treasurer from 1903 to 1955 included Alexander Y. Malcolmson, 1903-1906; James J. Couzens, 1906-1915; Frank L. Klingensmith, 1915-1921; Edsel B Ford, 1921-1943; B. J. Craig, 1943-1946; and L. E. Briggs, 1946-1955. In 1903, the business office was in a small building o...

MacFarlane, Ruth B. Alford

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Doyle, Earl L.

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Pequaming is an unincorporated community in L'Anse Township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In 1877, Charles Hebard and H.C. Thurber purchased a large tract of land on Keweenaw Point, favored especially for its deep, protected harbor and easy access to timber. The mill operated under the name of Hebard and Thurber until the partnership was dissolved; Hebard became sole proprietor and renamed his company Charles Hebard and Sons. In 1923, the Hebards were approached by Ford Motor C...