Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2015 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== R. L. Polk & Co. Michigan State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1875-'76 The Tribune Printing Co., Detroit, MI - 1875 POST OFFICES: Alcona Greenbush Harrisville ALCONA: ------- A lumber village in Alcona county on the shore of Lake Huron, 9 miles north of Harrisville and 29 south of Alpena. Population about 400. Express, American and McClure's; Telegraph, Western Union. Alcona is 200 miles north of Detroit and 85 miles northeast of Standish on the J., L. & S. R. R., its nearest railroad station. E. R. Haynes, postmaster. GREENBUSH: ---------- A place of 150 inhabitants in Greenbush township, Alcona county. It is on the Lake Huron shore, six miles south of Harrisville and 12 miles north of Au Sable. Standish, 70 miles distant, is at present its nearest railway station. Lumber and fish are shipped. Telegraph, Western Union; Express, Holt's. Mail, tri-weekly. Wm. Conklin, post- master. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Burton James, fish dealer Campbell Colin, lumberman Chatman & Fowler, lumbermen Conklin Wm., express agent and lumberman Finch Albert, hotel Grapt James A., lumberman McDonald Peter J., hotel Mares & Co., lumbermen HARRISVILLE: ------------ The county seat of Alcona county, a village of about 800 inhabi- tants on the shore of Lake Huron, 200 miles from Detroit by water and 71 miles northeast of Standish on the J. L. & S. R. R., its nearest railroad point. It was settled as early as 1848. Mill creek affords water power. The country back is adapted for farming, and wheat, oats, hay and potatoes are cultivated. Lumber and timber, however, are the staple products of this vicinity. Express, Holt's. Telegraph, Western Union. Mail, tri-weekly. Geo. L. Colwell, postmaster. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Colwell L A, general store and express agent Davison & Son, general store and express agents Lyman John, physician McDonald W F, Exchange hotel McIntosh Rev J H, (Methodist Episcopal) Mitchell D W, physician Noyes & Bro, general store Roberts R Z, lawyer Van Buskirk Joseph, general store and saw mill Weston, Colwell & Co, general store and saw mill =========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more of our growing collection of FREE online information by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/ ===========================================================================