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... trees indigenous to Michigan soil , which reached to the oak openings bordering the next stream . At irregular intervals were lands covered with heavy pine or with scrub pine and oak . The undergrowth on the bottom lands was often of ...
... trees indigenous to Michigan soil , which reached to the oak openings bordering the next stream . At irregular intervals were lands covered with heavy pine or with scrub pine and oak . The undergrowth on the bottom lands was often of ...
Page 19
... trees , which were also found on other high grounds about the city . In the northwest part of the city where now are the Harrison Wagon Works were many pine trees . Along the foot of the bluffs on either side were many soft and silver ...
... trees , which were also found on other high grounds about the city . In the northwest part of the city where now are the Harrison Wagon Works were many pine trees . Along the foot of the bluffs on either side were many soft and silver ...
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... the completion of a mound . " * That these mounds are very old seems to be beyond question . Trees are standing upon them as large as some that have been cut on similar soil , which showed 260 rings of 28 HISTORY OF GRAND RAPIDS .
... the completion of a mound . " * That these mounds are very old seems to be beyond question . Trees are standing upon them as large as some that have been cut on similar soil , which showed 260 rings of 28 HISTORY OF GRAND RAPIDS .
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... trees , which must have been giants when those standing were but saplings . And more conclusive evidence of the great antiquity of the mound structures is found in the articles which many of them contain . Human bones are decomposed ...
... trees , which must have been giants when those standing were but saplings . And more conclusive evidence of the great antiquity of the mound structures is found in the articles which many of them contain . Human bones are decomposed ...
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... trees that are two feet in diameter , and on others there are yet traces of still larger trees which have perished . Just in front of the group of mounds and approaching the river , can still be plainly discerned three sides of a ...
... trees that are two feet in diameter , and on others there are yet traces of still larger trees which have perished . Just in front of the group of mounds and approaching the river , can still be plainly discerned three sides of a ...
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acres April avenue Ball bank became block Board Bridge street building built burned Canal street Cemetery Charles Charles Shepard charter city of Grand Coldbrook Common Council Company corner Creek Daniel Detroit Division street early Edward elected engine house erected feet fire Frank Fred Fulton street George George W Grand Haven Grand Rapids Grand River Valley Grandville Henry hill Indian Ionia street James January John Joseph Julius Houseman July June Kalamazoo Kent county Lake Lake Michigan land Leonard located loss lots Louis Campau Lucius Lyon Lyon street Mary Medical Michigan miles mill Monroe street mounds organized Ottawa Park Pearl street platted President purchased Railroad Rix Robinson road Robert school house Secretary September settlers Smith Society spring Thomas Thornapple River tion town trade Treasurer trees Turner Valley City Vice-President village west side William Withey
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Page 318 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot...
Page 315 - Health for such city or village, to consist of not less than three nor more than seven persons, and a competent physician to be the health officer thereof.
Page 35 - Are they here — The dead of other days ? — and did the dust Of these fair solitudes once stir with life And burn with passion? Let the mighty mounds That overlook the rivers, or that rise i In the dim forest crowded with old oaks, Answer.
Page 156 - Middlesex, shall continue to be a body corporate and politic, under the name of the city of Cambridge; and, as such, shall have, exercise, and enjoy, all the rights, immunities, powers, and privileges, and shall be subject to all the duties and obligations, now incumbent upon, and appertaining to, said town, as a municipal corporation.
Page 310 - Rapids; and by that name they and their successors shall be known in law, and shall be and are hereby made capable of suing and being sued...
Page 624 - Austin, on the 23rd day of February, 1910, by Allen Bond and William J. Buttfield, plaintiffs, against JL Hume, defendant, to recover the balance due upon an open account for money advanced to defendant, and paid, laid out and expended for his account, and for services rendered and performed...
Page 310 - And that they and their successors may have a common seal, and may change and alter the same at their pleasure...
Page 11 - ... one mile, to the southeast corner of said section; thence west along the south line of sections five and six of town six nor,th. range eleven west, two miles to the west line of said town six north, range eleven west; thence...
Page 35 - Of these fair solitudes once stir with life And burn with passion? Let the mighty mounds That overlook the rivers, or that rise In the dim forest crowded with old oaks, Answer. A race, that long has passed away, Built them; - a disciplined and populous race Heaped, with long toil, the earth, while yet the Greek Was hewing the Pentelicus to forms Of symmetry, and rearing on its rock The glittering Parthenon.
Page 208 - NY, and when it became the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Western District of New York in 1813 he was appointed as its president.