Map of Allegan County

Map

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Map of Allegan County

Entry/Object ID

2024.04.27

Description

Large map of Allegan County, framed. Issued by the Otsego Union, Geo. R. Brown, Publisher. At top, "Linen Map, $2.00 Paper Map, $1.50" The map uses pale tints of color to help distinguish the various townships. The bottom edge of the map has a strip of advertisements including Weeks & Montague, Allegan Co. Abstracts Office WM. Sebright & Co. (wood, coal, hay, straw and feed, bicylces and repairs, mineral spring ice) The oldest and best-known shoe store in Otsego Hardeen Paper Company J.D. Woodbeck (drugs, books, school supplies) T.S. Updyke (general insurance, money to loan) J.E. Davis (farm implements, buggies) Littlejohn's Hack, Bus and Livery (funeral work a specialty) H. Monteith (harnesses and general horse clothing) Grant N Olbert, Attorney at Law Fred Wilson Livery and Feed stable G.H. Siple & Co. building materials C.F. Strutz (clothing, boot and shoes, gents furnishings) Brownell Milling Co. Ingraham & Travis Geo. W. Kohlenstein Bros (Dry goods and cloaks, a nibble and you're landed)

Collection

Maps

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.04

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Notes

Item donated to the SDHC by Steve Teich

Dimensions

Dimension Description

not including 4 inch mat and frame

Height

43 in

Width

55 in

Location

Building

Map Room OSH

Interpretative Labels

Label

Map of Allegan County circa 1860 Donated by longtime SDHC member and volunteer Steve Teich

General Notes

Note

Two more copies of this map are rolled up and stored on the top of the archive shelves.

Create Date

November 30, 2021

Update Date

July 6, 2024