Centennial history of Mount Clemens, Michigan, 1879-1979
By: Dorothy M. Magee, editor, with Miriam R. Altman ... [et al.].
Contributors: Magee, Dorothy M., 1908-; Bright Future for Mount Clemens Committee.
Publisher: Bright Future for Mount Clemens Committee, Mount Clemens Public Library
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Mount Clemens, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
Subjects: Mount Clemens (Mich.) -- History.
First sentence: Surrounded by the great inland waters of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, the lower peninsula of what is now the state of Michigan was visited only by passing tribes of Indians until the seventeenth century, when the French arrived.
Description: This is the story of Mount Clemens, Michigan, as told in words and pictures by some of its own citizens. Growing out of a desire to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Mount Clemens's incorporation as a city, this volume brought together a group of contributors with a common interest in the city's rich and colorful past and a share commitment to its challenging future. The result is a citywide pictorial history with something to interest everyone.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Illustrations; title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction: The Howling Wilderness, 1679-1879; title: Government; title: Public Education; title: Business and Industry; title: The Professions; title: The Mineral Bath Era; title: "That's Entertainment"; title: Religious Communities; title: Civic and Social Organizations; title: Art, Letters, Music and Architecture; title: Military History; title: Selfridge Field; title: Letters of Congratulation; title: Chronology; title: Index; title: About the Contributors