. History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... ped instant death in the great fire of 1871, it isbelieved the shock which his system then sustained hastenedhis death. Next, in the same year, came Joseph Duncan,a packer of the company. Then followed Baptiste Premeauand Charles McLeod, in 1832, the latter still living on th
. History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... ped instant death in the great fire of 1871, it isbelieved the shock which his system then sustained hastenedhis death. Next, in the same year, came Joseph Duncan,a packer of the company. Then followed Baptiste Premeauand Charles McLeod, in 1832, the latter still living on theMenominee side, the husband of Marinettes daughter,Elizabeth Jacobs. Mr. McLeod built the first frame housein the county, and still resides in it. Andrew Evelandlocated in 1842, and built the first frame house within the numbers thirteen members, has also a hook and ladder, andvery complete headquarters in the lower part of the TownHall, on Main street. The building, a substantial one ofred brick, was erected by the township of Menominee, in1874, at a cost of $8,000. The upper part contains thetown hall and office, and a library room, stocked with far back as 1857, school was kept in Henry Na-sons house, near the shore of the bay, and in the same yearMr. Nason, E. N. Davis, Andreas Eveland and W. G. Bos-. MENOMINEE, MICH. present limits of the village. John Quimby settled here in1845, and may be called the pioneer Landlord, the scene ofthis busy life being the site of the present Kirby Houseand the hotel itself. This virtually closes the list of earlysettlers. Although Menominee is unincorporated, it has all thefacilities, comforts and appearance of a city. Its hotelaccommodations are good. It has an efficient fire depart-ment. Educational advantages are within the reach of all,through the district system. It has a well-conducted news-paper, a number of flourishing churches and societies, andits full share of the business and trade of this section. In 1872, a hand eng
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