Iosco County Michigan

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Iosco County, Michigan
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A LITTLE COUNTY HISTORY
The old Whittemore mill at Tawas City was the pioneer of the industry in Iosco county. It was built in 1854 by
Charles H. Whittemore, who was the owner of the property until it was bought by McBain & Whitney in 1878.
In the early 'eighties the product of the mill was 7,000,000 feet of lumber a season.

In the year 1863 the firm of Smith, VanValkenburg & Company commenced the erection of a sawmill at Sand
Point, but after the timbers were partly prepared, decided to locate the mill at East Tawas, and early in 1864
the timbers were removed to that point. In 1869 the property was passed into the possession of the Tawas Mill
Company, and was popularly known as the Company mill.

The Emery mill, located at East Tawas, was built in 1867-8 by the firm of D.J. Evans & Co. They operated it
about two years, and were succeeded by the firm of W. G. Grant & Son. In 1875 the firm of Grant & Son failed, and
H.W. Sage & Company, Bay City, came into possession of the property under mortgage. In May, 1877, it was
purchased by Temple and Hiram A. Emery, under the firm name of Emery Brothers.

taken from A History of Northern Michigan, and its people, (Vol. 1), by Perry F. Powers, 1912

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TOWNSHIPS
ALABASTER	AU SABLE	BALDWIN	BURLEIGH
GRANT	OSCODA	PLAINFIELD	RENO
SHERMAN	TAWAS	WILBER

CITIES, TOWNS & VILLAGES
ALABASTER	AU SABLE	EAST TAWAS	HALE
LONG LAKE	NATIONAL CITY	OSCODA	SAND LAKE
	TAWAS	WHITTEMORE

SURROUNDING COUNTIES
ALCONA	ARENAC
OGEMAW	OSCODA