Ira Township
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About this book

In 1679, French explorer Fr. Louis Hennepin planted a cross on the shore of Anchor Bay beside Michigan's Lake St. Clair. There, Ira Township was incorporated on March 11, 1837, and the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church was founded. A settlement called Anchorville, for Anchor Bay, formed around the church. Down the road was another community, first called Swan Creek and later known as Fair Haven. Ira Township was once the nexus for the Interurban Railroad, had one of the first oxen-driven railroads in the state, and has one of the oldest Little League baseball organizations in the country. Shipbuilding has long been a major industry of the area, and the winter carnival known as Shantytown attracts hundreds of ice fishermen to Ira each winter.

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Yes, you can access Ira Township by Paul Torney,Lynn Lyon,Richard Gonyeau,Bob Mack,Gail Zabowski in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & North American History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781439651551
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Native Americans, French Explorers, and the First Settlers
  9. 2. The Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception
  10. 3. Settlement of Au Lac/Anchorville
  11. 4. Settlement of Swan Creek/Fair Haven
  12. 5. Development of Ira Township
  13. 6. The Interurban Railroad and Short Cut Road
  14. 7. Shipbuilding and Resorts on the Waterfront
  15. 8. The Storm of 1955 and Other Great Storms
  16. 9. The Forming of Ira Township Little League
  17. 10. Township Parades and Celebrations
  18. Bibliography