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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BQX_site-of-gumm-furniture-store_Rogers-City-MI.html
From 1897 until 2006, this corner lot at the center of Rogers City's business district was occupied by the imposing two-story, frame building shown in the photo. Originally a furniture store operated by Julius Gumm, the building was purchased in 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BQU_emergency-steering-wheel_Rogers-City-MI.html
An emergency steering wheel like this would have been found on steam-powered freighters operated by the Rogers City-based Bradley Transportation Line, which carried limestone from the Port of Calcite to locations throughout the Great Lakes from 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BQQ_site-of-rogers-citys-first-flour-mill_Rogers-City-MI.html
The earliest building on this site seems to have been Rogers City's first flour mill, where wheat grown locally was ground into flour. That mill was destroyed by fire in the fall of 1913.
Sometime after that, David McKenzie operated an auto serv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BQN_port-of-calcite-entry-light_Rogers-City-MI.html
For many decades, the "Calcite Light" greeted ships entering the harbor at Rogers City's Port of Calcite, the world's largest limestone quarry. Although the early history of this light is unknown, when it was manufactured in the early 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BQL_site-of-emil-lizzie-poch-hardware-store_Rogers-City-MI.html
Emil and Lizzie Poch purchased this property in 1890. The following year they had a building erected, in which they operated a hardware store. They later also sold dry goods and groceries.
In 1925, the owners of Lee's Hardware in Alpena leased t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BQJ_site-of-frederick-denny-larke-home_Rogers-City-MI.html
This parcel of property is historically important for several reasons. The home of Frederick Denny Larke was located along the Third Street side of the lot. Larke was one of the founders of Rogers City and a successful businessman with diverse com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BN7_presque-isle-county-courthouse_Rogers-City-MI.html
Presque Isle County was organized in 1871. The County's original courthouse was built on this site in 1872. The property was donated to the County by William Rogers, namesake of Rogers City. The community's first cemetery and a tennis court also o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BN6_frederick-denny-larke-general-store_Rogers-City-MI.html
This building was constructed in 1878 for Frederick Denny Larke and his wife Augusta. Larke was one of the founders of Rogers City, and an unparalleled advocate of community development. Originally a general store, it was converted to a drug store…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BN5_presque-isle-county-bank_Rogers-City-MI.html
The center portion of this building, with its gabled roof, was built in 1899 for Charles Osgood, proprietor of the first bank in the county—the Presque Isle County Bank. The original building is shown in this 1907 photo. Charles Osgood is on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AUV_the-bunkhouse_Rogers-City-MI.html
This structure was the first to be built in 1896. It was used to house the laborers that erected the lighthouse. After the house was complete, it was used by the workers that were contracted to do maintenance work such as boiler inspection, etc.
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