Bay County past and present . the river between Twenty-third street and Cass avenue, getting the first Government LandPatent in Bay County; second, they brought cattle with them—MaderTromble coming slowly after Joseph, driving the cattle overland; andthird, they built a log trading store and immediately set about theerection of a large frame house on the high ground at Twenty-fourthand Water streets. This was to be used both as a store and residence. The building of a frame house in the wilderness was a very diffi-cult undertaking—so far from a supply of lumber and other building 76 BAY COUNTY
Bay County past and present . the river between Twenty-third street and Cass avenue, getting the first Government LandPatent in Bay County; second, they brought cattle with them—MaderTromble coming slowly after Joseph, driving the cattle overland; andthird, they built a log trading store and immediately set about theerection of a large frame house on the high ground at Twenty-fourthand Water streets. This was to be used both as a store and residence. The building of a frame house in the wilderness was a very diffi-cult undertaking—so far from a supply of lumber and other building 76 BAY COUNTY. PAST AND PRESENT. materials. It had an air of permanency that can hardly be realizedtoday. But though built under great difficulties, we can believe thatit was well built and deserved the name it long had of being one of thebest houses in this part of the state, when we see it still standing afternearly a century. The lumber for this Big House, or CenterHouse as it was called, was brought from Detroit at a total cost of. JUDGE ALBERT MILLER.
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