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Michigan Heritage Park
The Michigan Heritage Park was an open-air museum that spanned 10,000 years of Michigan history. It consisted of a half-mile trail loop that started with a pre-historic mastodon exhibit and ended at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp exhibit. The historical exhibits are recreations. The park was operated by Muskegon's Lakeshore Museum Center. History George Edward Hilt (1916–2012) had a plan before he died for his property called Hilt's Landing in Whitehall Township, Michigan. In his estate planning, Hilt made provisions that his vision of using his family property should be for telling the story of Michigan's history to future generations. His trust fund appointed over $2 million for developing Michigan Heritage Trail at Hilt's Landing—a portion going to build the historic park by the Lakeshore Museum Center and another portion for maintenance and operation of the facility. The effort to establish the park had gone on for nearly a decade. The open-air museum park o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitehall, MI
Whitehall is a city in Muskegon County, Michigan, Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,706 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The city is located in the southwest corner of Whitehall Township, Michigan, Whitehall Township. Montague, Michigan, Montague is its neighbor. It is located on White Lake (Michigan), White Lake (actually the mouth of the White River (White Lake), White River). Whitehall's recorded history began ''circa'' 1859 when Charles Mears, a noted lumber baron to the area, platted the village along with Giles B. Slocum, naming it Mears. The population continued to grow due to its strategic location for floating and distributing lumber. In 1862, it was renamed Whitehall and incorporated as the Village of Whitehall in 1867. It later was incorporated as a city in 1942. Geography The town is located about from Lake Michigan. White Lake is now connected to Lake Michigan by a dredged canal. According to the United States Census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
