Michigan historical collections . IRON MONEY. FROM BILLS SENT BY HON. PETER WHITE. SKETCH OF IRON MONEY. 283 1825 or 1826, the city put an end to this Savoyard creek, within itslimits, by building- a large oaken box drain or sewer in its bed fromGriswold street, down to the line of the Cass farm, which of coursekilled it for all time. I have been told, that it was quite a formidablestream at times, but it did not have that apjjearance when I knew itor the part of it wending its way through the Cass orchard. When Icame here, all that remained of this stream or creek, was its well definedbanks a
Michigan historical collections . IRON MONEY. FROM BILLS SENT BY HON. PETER WHITE. SKETCH OF IRON MONEY. 283 1825 or 1826, the city put an end to this Savoyard creek, within itslimits, by building- a large oaken box drain or sewer in its bed fromGriswold street, down to the line of the Cass farm, which of coursekilled it for all time. I have been told, that it was quite a formidablestream at times, but it did not have that apjjearance when I knew itor the part of it wending its way through the Cass orchard. When Icame here, all that remained of this stream or creek, was its well definedbanks across Griswold street, which were soon after leveled. It was?said that this creek, derived its name from an old French citizen, Berthlet, builder and owner of the Berthlet market, that was onceon the northwest corner of Randolph and Woodbridge streets. Healwavs bore the nick-name of Savoyard. A MERE SKETCH OF IRON MONEY IN THE UPPER PENINSULA. BY HON. PETER WHITE. I suppose there are very few people living today, who ever
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