Douglas Water Supply Documents

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Village of Dudleyville map

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Name/Title

Douglas Water Supply Documents

Entry/Object ID

2021.52.01

Scope and Content

A collection of documents pertaining to the Douglas water system from the Department of Public Health, Lansing.

Acquisition

Accession

2021.52

Source or Donor

Department of Public Health, State of Michigan

Acquisition Method

Donation

Location

Box

081 Douglas City Records

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dudleysville

General Notes

Note

Observation about Douglas from November 1931 report: "CITY IN GENERAL GROWING. PREDOMINANCE OF NATIONALITY: American. PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES: Basket factory, Fruit raising and resort. TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES: None. STREETS: Are paved in mercantile section. Other streets only fair, some sandy. STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS: 75% of the built on area in the mercantile section is of frame construction. Buildings are one and two stories high. Highest building 30 feet with two stories. There are two built up blocks and 29% of the block areas are built upon. General condition of walls and parapets only fair. Wood shingles are not permitted in the area under hydrant protection. CONFLAGRATION HAZARDS: Mild. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS: Severe cold weather in winter. Practically no exposures to mercantile section."

Create Date

August 28, 2021

Update Date

March 31, 2024