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Scans of Commercial Record newspaper clippings about buildings damaged or destroyed by fires, or lighting-caused fires, and the establishment and performance of a fire fighting efforts.
cr1869092503FireDestroysSpencerWarehouse.jpg; Spencer's warehouse
cr1869100203MoreAboutTheFire.jpg cr1870070203Douglas-FireAtGreysStore.jpg; Dyer Putman Grey's store cr1871011403JoslynHouseBurnsGriffithSt-Lot187.jpg; Ellen Joslyn home on Griffith cr1871032503JoslynHouseRebuilding-Lot187.JPG cr1871102103EffectOfFiresLocally.jpg; Jas. Naughton, Perry Goshorn, John Goshorn cr1877072006DouglasFireDestroysFourBldgs.jpg; George W. Sams, Mr. Blink, Mr. Dickey cr1877110210Douglas-MaysBarnBurns.jpg; William A. May cr1878051701SpoonerHouse-WaterSt.jpg; John Spooner cr1878122701NewnhamOfficeBurns-VillageRecordsGone.jpg; R. B. Newnham law office cr1879103101FireAtIsaacWilsonHouse.jpg; Captain Isaac Wilson cr1879111401MorrisonBldgBurns.jpg; Morrison Building, John Francis, Red Ribbon Club hall, cr1879112101MrsMNicholsBurnsDown.jpg; Mrs. M. Nicchols cr1880011601FireOnLakeStreet-DensmoreHouse.jpg; Mrs. Densmore, Fred Sears cr1880070901PierCatchesFire.jpg; George Baker, scow Spray owned by Fred Sears cr1880123101FireAtJohnWilsonHome.jpg; John Wilson cr1882032401EbmeyerHouseBurns.jpg; Henry Ebmeyer, C. Whitney, Koopfer cr1883060101FireAtWoodhullHome.jpg; Captain R. Woodhull, Mr. Pond, Mr. Barber cr1883062201Stimson-WinslowBarnBurns-1.jpg; Dr. Stimson, F.A. Winslow, Mr. Williams cr1883062201Stimson-WinslowBarnBurns-2.jpg cr1883062901MoreOnBarnFire.jpg; Frank Billings cr1885010201NoFirein1884.jpg; no fires in 1884 cr1885031301FireThomasDoleResidence-1.jpg; Thomas Dole, W.A. Woodworth, Mrs. Kingsnorth cr1885031301FireThomasDoleResidence-2.jpg cr1886073001BigBlaze-1.jpg; Post office, William Fisher, Odd Fellows' Hall, Stimson & Co's drug store, R.G. Annesley, Postmaster Winslow, Griffin building, C. Miller & Sons, Masons lodge, J.C. Miller, Guy Ames, Mrs. M. Goodrich, Mrs. C.B. Coates, Mrs D.A. Winslow, Captain I. Wilson cr1886073001BigBlaze-2.jpg; John Nies, Higeley market, Captain Brittain house, cr1886102201DaggettHouseSavedFromFire.jpg; Tim Daggett cr1887090901TomClarkResBurns.jpg; Thomas Clark, Dan Falconer cr1888021001CulverStFire.jpg; F.B. Stockbridge, M. Malloy cr1889080201BigFennvilleFire.jpg; Rogers Opera House, Dickinson & Raymond's, Homes barber shop, Eastman's meat market, Bale's grocery store, Rogers & Crane's saloon, Taylor's meat market, John Nelson's Bowling Alley, John Pieter's pool room, Forest Hotel. cr1890121201JLCoatesHouseFireRichmondRd.jpg; J.L. Coates cr1890121901BrittainFarmResFire.jpg; Capt. Brittain farm, Orrin Southwell cr1891071701GristMillBurned.jpg; Moore & Dutcher mill, E. Durham, steamer Nellie, R.M. moore cr1891101601HaywardHouseBurns.jpg; John Hayward cr1893111701FireAtSCReedHome.jpg; S.C. Reed cr1894072001HHutchinsResBurnsInGanges.jpg; Henry Hutchins cr1895020101LudlowHouseOnHollandStreetBurns.jpg; C.G. Ludlow, Josiah Ritter, Lady Elgin cr1895020801VillageHallFire.jpg; Saugatuck Village Hall cr1895021501VillageHallDamages.jpg cr1895121301ChaffeeHouseBurnsInAllegan.jpg; Chaffee House cr1896013101WaldoResFire.jpg; George Waldo cr1896032701lLightfootResInDouglasBurns.jpg; Frank Lighthart cr1896073101SaugatuckUnionSchoolBurns.jpg; Saugatuck Union School cr1897012901FireAtRFKleemanRes.jpg; Mrs. R.F. Kleeman cr1897012901MaxonHouseBurns.jpg; James Davis Maxon House, Miss White teacher, Henry Shriver cr1897032601FireStartsAtCharlesGreenhalghRes.jpg; Charles Greenhalgh cr1897041601CourtDryHouseBurnsInDouglas.jpg; George Court cr1897092401SouthwellResBurns.jpg; Mrs. Dan Southwell cr1897100101UnionHouse-Culver-Griffith-Burns.jpg; Old Union House, Samuel McClintick cr1898072201FrancisBldgDestroyedByFire.jpg; Russel Taylor, P.A. Wolfe, Dr. G.H. Perrin, A.B. Taylor cr1898093001NyssonBarnsDestroyedByLightening.jpg; A.W. Nysson, C. Whitney, cr1899040701ASchumanHouseBurnsDown.jpg; A. Schuman, Fritz Gossweiler cr1900020201RMMooreHomeBurnsUnionSt.jpg; R.M. Moore, Robert Moore Jr. cr1900030201FireAtPowersRes.jpg; Steve Powers cr1900060101SouthwellHomeOnLucyBurns.jpg; Dan Southwell cr1902020705DouglasBuildingBurns.jpg; Brunson and Graham building, Frank Flint's harness goods, William Drought, C.M. Brownie, cr1902021405TehaneyHomeBurns.jpg; John Tehaney, Mr. Lackey's cr1902053005LighteningStrikesGreenleesBarn.jpg; R.E. Greenlees cr1902112105SaugatuckFireDepartment.jpg; Newly organized Saugatuck Fire department dance 1902 cr1902112805DCBakerHomeBurns.jpg; Upham's opera house, D.C. Baker's home cr1903092501FireAtSimpsonCottage.jpg; Stimpson cottage cr1903100901DrBrunsonBarnStruckByLightening.jpg; Dr. Brunson cr1903111304KleemanHouseBurns.jpg; T.F. Kleeman house, Jacob Litzenberger, E.H. House cr1903112701SaugatuckBusinessesDestroyedByFire-1.jpg; Nies and Koning Hardware, D.L. Barber & Co., Mrs. William P. Hancock, E.S. Pride, A.C. Zwemer, Mrs. Pond, George H. Shriver, John Schaberg, John Koning, cr1903112708SaugatuckBusinessesDestroyedByFire-2.jpg cr1904031804ErlerChimneyFire.jpg; Albert Erler cr1904072205HamlinBlacksmithShopDouglasBurns.jpg; S.M. Hamlin, Mr. Greenlees cr1904072905DouglasLiveryBurns.jpg; Douglas livery barn, Bert Cartright, James F. Davis cr1904081904DocHeathBarnBurnsToGround.jpg; Doc Heath's barn, the Roach place, James Wyers, cr1904112504NewVolunteerFireDepartmentTested.jpg; Chief Homer Adams cr1904121605johnHoyBuildingBurns.jpg cr1904123005FrankFlintStoreBuildingBurns-Douglas.jpg; Frank Flint, Hotel Douglas, Will Drought's store house, J.F. Eaton, Mr. Hathaway cr1905022401JohnLundgrenHouseBurnsDown.jpg; John Lundgren, Alex Shriver, Simon Olsen, Mrs. Willis Bryan cr1905051904ArtKoolBarnBurns.jpg; Art Kool cr1906020907OrdinanceEstablishingFireDistrict.jpg; Fire district established 1906 cr1906100507CharlesgaylordHouseBurns.jpg; Charles Gaylord cr1906101207FireAtMcDonaldsStore-Douglas.jpg; H.A. McDonalds store cr1906111601MatherBarnOnFire.jpg; Dan Mather, Jacob Aliber, Geer barn, Captain Adams cr1906112307BenedictHouseHitByStorm.jpg; Oscar Benedict - 1836-1907 Civil War Vet, died in Grand Rapids; Mrs. St. Johns cr1906113007BenedictHouseRuins1.jpg; Oscar Benedict cr1906113007BenedictHouseRuins2.jpg; Cooper house cr1920052801BataviaBurns.jpg; Henry Halverson, Batavia Resort cr1924092601DouglasBasketFactoryFire.jpg; Douglas Basket Factory cr1925091801FGHayesHomeDestroyedByFire.jpg; F.G. Hayes, Frolic cr1927050601DouglasBasketFactoryInRuins.jpg; Gerber and Wark basket factory cr1929042601WhiteHouseDamagedByFire.jpg; White House, Edward Lown cr1932031101AlexCampbellHomeDestroyed.jpg; Alex Campbell cr1951021601FWSewersBuildingsBurnedEd-MarDamaged.jpg; Frank Sewers shanty at Coghlin Park cr1959051501NewTurckforChiefBillWilson.png; new fire truck for Bill Wilson cr1959091801MtBaldheadHotelDestroyed.jpg; Mt. Baldhead fire 1959 cr1960050703PavilionBurns-hs.jpg; Holland Sentinel coverage cr1960050704PavilionBurns-hs.jpg; Holland Sentinel coverage cr1975020601TaraBurns1.jpg; Tara fire 1975 cr1975020605TaraBurns2.jpg cr1975020606TaraBurns3.jpg cr1975020607TaraBurns4.jpg cr1892040101FireAtFishtown-12bldgsLost-1.jpg 42MB cr1892040101FireAtFishtown-12bldgsLost-2.jpg 40KB cr1892041501FishtownBurnedBldgsRebuilt.jpg 5KB Fire news picture number 100 Casablanca Fire CR1969 03 13.jpg 1MB; 13 March 1969 Commercial Record, fire destroys hotel Casablanca and home of Ruth Walz and damages home of Grace Brackenridge. Damage to properties of John Geerdink, Jessie Veits and Saugatuck Beauty Shop

2024.01.11

In a town initially built of wood, fires were a constant source of concern and spur for new construction.

NewspapersFires and fire departments1875 Basket factories

Winthers, Sally

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Spencer, Michael B. 1820-1891Gray, Thomas 1820-1895Joslin, Ellen 1832-1898Goshorn, Perry D. 1832-1895Goshorn, John 1827-1904May, William Augustus 1850-1935Newnham, Richard B. 1819-1908/9Francis, John 1846-1924Red Ribbon Club SaugatuckSears, Frederick A. "Fred" 1843-1913Baker, George Harris 1841-1910Wilson, John ?-1893Ebmeyer, Henry 1831-1894Woodhull, R. Capt.Stimson, Dr. Henry H. 1824-1916Dole, Thomas 1812-1889Woodworth, Warren A. 1836-1922Coates, Florence (Heath)Goodrich, Mrs. M.Winslow, Damon Andre 1819-1899Falconer, Daniel 1831-1897Southwell, Oren F. 1856-1932Moore & Dutcher Flouring Mill/Douglas Flour Mill/McDonald Flouring MillDutcher, Thomas "Bent" Benton 1836-1903Reed, Samuel Caleb 1848-1923Hutchins, Henry Hudson 1854-1933Waldo, George Washington 1843-1900Lighthart, Francis "Frank" 1852-1938Saugatuck Union School 1866-1896Kleeman, Reinhold F. 1838-1894 or 1890Greenhalgh, Charles Rowland 1852-1926Restaurant Toulouse/Reed's Livery/Union HouseBrass Anchor/Prajna Gallery/Celebration/Elms Hotel/Francis residence/Morrison HallNysson, Albert Walter 1842-1909Gossweiler, Frederick "Fritz" 1859-1942Schumann, Andrew J. 1841-1932Powers, Stephen "Steve?" 1843-1908Frank Flint's store in Douglas early 1900sFlint, Frank W. 1882-1952Drought, William 1861-1924Baker, Dewitt C. 1872-1909Brunson, Dr. Eugene Eliel 1851-1934Litzenberger, JacobKleeman, Theodore F. 1829-1906Barber, Daniel L. 1840-1909Koning, John 1858-1927Pride, Edward S. 1848-1912Davis, James F.Heath, Doc Anderson 1865-1947Wyers, James William 1858-1929Adams, Homer Henry 1872-1941Hoy, John Alexander Sr. 1853-1932Lundgren, John M. 1845-1908Kool, Arthur "Art" "Aart" 1842-1920Gaylord, Charles Wesley 1851-1937McDonald, Henry A. 1850-1925H.A. McDonald Central Store, Douglas (not McDonald's People's Store)Mather, Dan Willard 1891-1962Batavia Resort/Halverson-Nichols farmHalverson, Hans "Henry" 1841-1925Hayes, Frank Gage 1867-1934Basket Factories in Douglas circa 1851-1927Lown, Fanny (Warner) Weible 1864-1940Lown, Edward 1850-1942Good Goods/White House/James Dole house/106 MasonCampbell, Alexander C. Jr. 1894-1971Sewers, Frank Wilmot 1894-1970Mt. Baldhead Hotel 1933-1959/Tourists' Home 1901Tara Restaurant/Spencer House @ 200 CenterWilson, William J. "Bill" 1915-1992Heuer, John Deitrich "Dick" 1844-1925Shriver, Alexander Joseph "Alex" 1846-1912Wilmot, WillMenier, Fred c1850s-1900sFishtownCoghlin ParkUpham's Opera House/Miller's HallHotel Casablanca/Grace Hotel/Roamers Inn 1904-1969Walz, Ruth 1894-1980Brackenridge, Grace (Whipple) 1895-1970

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