Facts And Figures About Michigan

Excerpt from Facts and Figures About Michigan: A Hand-Book of the State, Statistical, Political, Financial, Economical, Commercial St. Johns. Grayling. Escanaba. Charlotte. Harbor Springs. Flint. Gladwin. Traverse. City. Ithaca. Hillsdale. Houghton. Bad Axe. Mason. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Within these pages are fantastical facts about our unique state with names, people, lighthouses, the Great Lakes, geography, county origins, and other architecture and places exclusive to Michigan. For example, Michigan has the largest source of fresh water in the world, not to mention at 3,288 miles, the most fresh water coastline of any other state. As a direct consequence, Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state as well. Inside, you will find a complete lighthouse directory. On the flip side, it is often people that make a difference and Michigan is as famous for its residents as it is for its geography and architecture. You will also find a glossary of its people who were born in Michigan and may have moved elsewhere, and others who may have been born elsewhere, but grew up, spent time, or had some other association with the state. If you love Michigan or have a connection to the state, you will find a plethora of interesting facts within.

This is a small compendium of statistics, charts, timetables, and political information published by the Michigan Central Railroad. It includes lists of members of state boards, the state legislature, and officers of military regiments. Population figures, vote tallies, and numbers drawn from the report of the state treasurer for fiscal year 1884 accompany useful commercial intelligence such as the locations of local post offices and national banks or names and sites of regional newspapers. Thee are schedules for railroads and circuit courts, and a brief geographical and historical summary. Advertisements range from notices of available land to railroad routes, heating devices, tobacco, insurance, and hotels and restaurants. Much of the book's material directly or indirectly promotes the Michigan Central Railroad.

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