Lowell
100 Years of History
1831-1931
Published by Lowell Board of Trade
Lowell, Michigan: The Lowell Ledger, 1931
Hon. Dexter G. Look, Centennial Chairman
Norman E. Borgerson, 1931 Board of Trade President
Verne E. Ashley, Chairman History Committee
Walter J. Kropf, Secretary Board of Trade
Poem: "Fair Lowell on the Grand"
Foreword
Departed Friends
The Spirit of Lowell, by N.E. Borgerson, Pres. Lowell Bd. Trade, 1931
Daniel Marsac Comes
Life with the Indians
Monsieur and Madame La Framboise
The Founder of West Michigan
Life of Cob-Moo-Sa, Chief
Poem: "Kobomoosa's Lament"
A Brief History of Lowell, From Indian Days to the Incorporation of the Village, Compiled by Thelma Peckham Hahn, December, 1930
The La Framboises
Lowell's First White Settler
More White Settlers
Steamboat and Schoolhouse
The First Wedding
Other Arrivals
The Flood of 1852
Schools Growing
The First Band
Main Street in 1850
Indian Village of 500 Souls
First Village Officers
From Civil War Days to the Centennial
First Commencement
The Old Skating Rink
The 1890 Carnival
Floods and Fires
The World War
Lowell Schools
The Lowell Waterworks
Library
Literary Clubs
The Lumber Industry
Lowell's First Automobile
History of the American Legion
Charles W. Clark Post 152
Charles W. Clark American Legion Auxiliary
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Lowell Lodge, No. 90, F. & A. M.
Cyclamen Chapter, Order Eastern Star
Hooker Chapter, No. 73, R.A.M.
Loyal Order of Moose
Lowell G.A.R.
Woman's Relief Corps.
The Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church
The Pioneers
Light and Shadows of Later Years
German M.E. Church
Seventh Day Adventists
Saint Mary's Church, Lowell
Church of the Nazarene
Christian Science Society
Lowell Baptist Church
Lowell Congregational Church
The First Sunday School
The Lowell Journal
Biography: Charles McCarty
Lowell's Greatest Builder: Jarvis C. Train
The Oldest Landmark in Lowell
Lowell's Municipal Plant
Have Honored the Old Home Town
Wilber E. Post
Ernest R. Graham
Albert Roth
James T. Jones
James Franklin Devendorf
Lowell Centennial Celebration
The Centennial Starts
The Second Day
The Third Day
Notes on the Centennial
Lowell a Meaningful Name
The Lowell Board of Trade
The Centennial Committees
Lowell Business Directory 1931
Lowell's Seven Surviving Civil War Veterans
Acknowledgement
A. W. Weekes & Son
John Quincy Look
M.D. Hoyt; Hoyt Lumber Company
Foreman Poultry Farm and Hatchery
Dexter G. Look
Carelton H. Runciman
The Lowell State Bank, 1891-1931
Gee's Hardware
The City State Bank, Lowell, Michigan
The Lowell Ledger
How the Centennial Started
The Flour Milling Industry of Lowell
Lowell Sprayer Company
Melody Farms
Kroger in Your Community
Members of Lowell Board of Trade, 1931
Poem: "Sad Ballad of Jack Haggerty"
An Outstanding Fire Insurance Company
Transcriber: Jennifer Godwin
Created: 4 March 2003
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