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Sawmill Site. Fayette Historic State Park. . The sawmill is again "in blast," and is doing good work as it always does. . Escanaba Tribune . 1870 . . Fayette's sawmill burned in 1871 and was rebuilt the following year. In its basement shops ca…
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Carpenter Shop Site. Fayette Historic State Park. A carpenter crew maintained Fayette's buildings. The carpenters also built and repaired wagons, carts and railroad cars and made doors, window sashes and coffins. Milled lumber was stocked in adjac…
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Machine Shop. Fayette Historic State Park. Machinists like Louis Follo maintained Fayette's industrial equipment from this shop. . . Power machinery, used to manufacture equipment parts, was driven by steam piped from the furnace boilers. . …
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Furnace Complex. Fayette Historic State Park. . Our five o'clock whistle [is] the most tedious noise ever made. . Escanaba Tribune . 1872 . . The furnace complex was the heart of industrial Fayette. Here, the heat, roar and odors of the smeltin…
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Fayette's Neighborhoods. Fayette Historic State Park. . The location has... two streets circling around the little bay, upon which have been erected some ten or twelve neat frame buildings. There are also some twenty-five or thirty log shanties, …
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Railroad Grade. Fayette Historic State Park. . A couple of cars loaded with lumber broke loose at the top of the Mud Lake grade and ran into some coal cars at its foot with sad results to all. . Escanaba Iron Port . 1882 . . By 1872, the Jackso…
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Manufacturing Charcoal. Fayette Historic State Park. Loaded at the top with thirty-five cords of hardwood, each kiln produced some 1,750 bushels of charcoal per burning. . . The charring process lasted six to eight days. When cool, the charcoal …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DPQ_waterline_Garden-MI.html
Waterline. Fayette Historic State Park. . There has been a water pipe laid from the furnace through the streets as far as the barn, so that water can be had in case of fire at a hydrant near the store. . Escanaba Tribune . 1871 . . This undergr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DPO_the-smelting-process_Garden-MI.html
The Smelting Process. Fayette Historic State Park. Iron ore was crushed, mixed with measured amounts of charcoal and limestone, and lifted by a steam-powered hoist to the top of the furnace where it was dropped into the stack. . . Inside the fu…
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Charcoal Kilns. Fayette Historic State Park. . Fears were entertained that the supply of charcoal would fall short, but with extraordinary exertions, they now have another set of kilns ready, and the supply will be kept up. . Escanaba Tribune . 1…