
Chesaning in 1877, Part 4: Hotel Block
If we continue west along Broad Street, we leave the riverside behind and come to the second of downtown Chesaning’s original commercial blocks.
If we continue west along Broad Street, we leave the riverside behind and come to the second of downtown Chesaning’s original commercial blocks.
Our exploration of the 1877 layout of Chesaning continues as we leave the East Village behind and head west toward the modern downtown, crossing the bridge over the Shiawassee River to tour the 100 block of Broad Street.
Even though Chesaning was founded as an agricultural settlement, no 19th century community could survive without a sawmill, and out here on what was still the frontier, the only practical means of driving a mill was through the power of water…
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