. Old settlers; a historical and chronological record, together with personal experiences and reminiscences of members of the Old settlers of the Grand Traverse region ... ge in the postoffice and Henry D. Campbellsucceeded to the office. Chas. H. Marsh succeeded H. D. Campbell. Otherswill be mentioned later. For four years previous to the opening of the G. R. & I. railroad from BigRapids Henry D. Campbell undertook the herculean task of transporting thebulky pouches and freight and passenger traffic from Big Rapids to TraverseCity, ninety-six miles away. William F. Harsha drove the stage from
. Old settlers; a historical and chronological record, together with personal experiences and reminiscences of members of the Old settlers of the Grand Traverse region ... ge in the postoffice and Henry D. Campbellsucceeded to the office. Chas. H. Marsh succeeded H. D. Campbell. Otherswill be mentioned later. For four years previous to the opening of the G. R. & I. railroad from BigRapids Henry D. Campbell undertook the herculean task of transporting thebulky pouches and freight and passenger traffic from Big Rapids to TraverseCity, ninety-six miles away. William F. Harsha drove the stage from Big Rapids every day for twoyears. He was succeeded by his brother John G. Harsha, who drove the stagefrom Cadillac to Traverse City for a number of years. Among the drivers ofthis famed stage route were William Newman, Jerome Schell and WilliamDurr. The following is a complete list of the local postmasters from 1853:Dr. D. C. Goodale, H. D. Campbell, Chas. H. Marsh, Rev. H. P. Barker, S. Thos. T. Bates, M. E. Haskell, E. L. Sprague, George W. Raff. A. , Geo. W. Raff, O. P. Carver, Frank Friedrich, Emanuel Wilhelm. GRAND TRAVERSE REGION 15.
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