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American History

A Michigan Tale: The Story of Solomon Miller

One hundred fifty years ago life on what was then the American frontier was different in ways we can barely imagine. This is the true story of a young man who left his home in northern Ohio to seek a new life in west Michigan. A long time ago, before America’s Civil War, 18-year-old Solomon Miller, was bored living in northern Ohio.  He wanted to join … Continue reading A Michigan Tale: The Story of Solomon Miller

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Peril on Lake Erie

On Friday evening April 5, 1851 the paddle-wheeler Southerner departed Cleveland on its regular run to Detroit 168-miles to the northwest. Only four years old the Southerner and its sister ship Baltimore were the pride of the new Detroit and Cleveland Steam Ship Company. Like on so many earlier sailings Southerner’s decks were crammed with settlers and their luggage. The immigrants had purchased land in … Continue reading Peril on Lake Erie

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