page_title: Singapore, Michigan
hierarchical_section_title: Singapore, Michigan
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context_page_description: Singapore is a ghost town in Michigan, United States. It was one of the casualties of the four great fires that ravaged the northern Midwest on October 8, 1871. Its ruins now lie buried beneath the sand dunes of the Lake Michigan shoreline at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck Township, near the cities of Saugatuck and Douglas in Allegan County.
  It was founded in 1836 by New York land speculator Oshea Wilder, who was hoping to build a port town to rival Chicago and Milwaukee. At its height, the town boasted of three mills, two hotels, several general stores, a renowned bank, and was home to Michigan's first schoolhouse. In total, the town consisted of 23 buildings and two sawmills.
context_section_description: Singapore is a ghost town in Michigan, United States. It was one of the casualties of the four great fires (Chicago, Holland, Peshtigo, and Manistee) that ravaged the northern Midwest on October 8, 1871. Its ruins now lie buried beneath the sand dunes of the Lake Michigan shoreline at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck Township, near the cities of Saugatuck and Douglas in Allegan County.
  It was founded in 1836 by New York land speculator Oshea Wilder, who was hoping to build a port town to rival Chicago and Milwaukee.  At its height, the town boasted of three mills, two hotels, several general stores, a renowned bank, and was home to Michigan's first schoolhouse.  In total, the town consisted of 23 buildings and two sawmills.
caption: Michigan Historic Marker: Singapore, Michigan
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