Water Works 1904

Map

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

SaugatuckDouglas1904Map a.jpg

Name/Title

Water Works 1904

Entry/Object ID

2021.72.39

Description

Digital scan of blueprint map that shows the Kalamazoo River from Kalamazoo Lake to Lake Michigan and the municipal water mains serving Saugatuck. Also included are the plats (property boundaries) in Douglas, Shorewood and the surrounding area. The map spans from the proposed new cut to the north and Wiley Road to the south. Map lists the Village Board as John H. Pear, August Pfaff, Wm. R. Takken, R.C. Brittain, W.G. Phelps, W.P. Wilson, Carl Ebmeyer, J.F. Metzger, H.M. Bird and Water Works Committee as W.P. Wilson, H.M. Bird and J.F. Metzger.

Context

Original plan for Saugatuck's municipal water system

Collection

Maps, Utilities and public infrastructure, 1902 Shorewood Association, Transportation: water

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.72

Source or Donor

Sheridan, John "Jack" O. 1938-

Acquisition Method

Donation

Map Details

Maker or Creator

Alvord, John Watson 1861-1943

Scale

200 feet per inch

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Alvord, John Watson 1861-1943, Burdick, Charles B., Pear, Dr. John Henry 1864-1926, Pfaff, August Jr. 1870-1953, Takken, William R. 1871-1932, Brittain, Ralph Case 1842-1905, Phelps, Waterman George Grandison 1849-1934, Wilson, William P. 1861-1940, Ebmeyer, Carl E. 1838-1907, Metzger, Jacob "Jake" Friederich 1854-1928, Bird, Harry Moffat 1877-1914, Old Harbor/Channel piers pre-1906/Ox-Bow Lagoon, Saugatuck Harbor Piers/Channel 1906-present, Cook, Marguerite (Murat) ?-1941, Harbert, William Soesbe 1842-1919, Mount Baldhead Dune/Park, Presbyterian Camp/Camp Gray/Forward Movement Park 1899-2014, Shorewood/Hemlock Terrace, Butts, Katharyn, White, Frank B., Bartow, Dr. Edward L., Sayre, Professor Lucius E. 1846-1925, Sperry, Frederick Alfred 1863-1931, Carroll, W. A., Vosburgh, William Richardson 1854-1924, McVea, William C. I 1860-1923, Garesche, Marie, McVea, Thomas 1823-1904, Delany, Elizabeth (Sloan), Leland, Thornton W. 1850-1930, Wiley, David W. 1837-1927, Bandle, James Henry 1847-1908, House, Edwin Harvey 1875-1958, Elliott, James 1830-1911, Francis, John 1846-1924, Newnham, Stephen Lynne 1854-1945, Wark, James Gustavus 1849-1930, Wade, Frank W. 1853-1947, Powers, Charles c1847-1929, Graham, Hugh E. 1829-1904, Gill, Willard Stevens 1828-1918, Shriver's Bend, Shriver, George Henry 1844-1924, Shriver, Charles Sr. (d.1905), Perryman, E.S., Lone Pine Hill/Dune

Notes

Many of the property owners names are misspelled.

General Notes

Note

"The village council of Saugatuck has ordered a special election for Dec. 7 to submit the question of bonding the town for $10,000 for a water works system." -- Holland City News/The Holland Sentinel, Friday, Nov. 27, 1903

Create Date

September 27, 2024

Update Date

August 17, 2025