An ancient revered gathering and hunting place for Chippewa Indians becomes the modern home to one of the nation�s largest Native American tribal-owned casino/resort complexes. A rough-and-tumble timbering center sees Michigan�s first lumber millionaire plat a town; dedicating five acres for a county seat. Residents organize a private normal school for teacher training; to become Michigan�s fourth-largest university; Central Michigan University. Hardworking immigrants carve farms; villages; and towns from the timbered-out wilderness near the center of the Michigan Lower Peninsula �mitten.� From harvesting lumber above the ground to harvesting petroleum below the ground; the area ushers in an oil boom on time to be saved from the financial tribulations of the Great Depression. Incorporated in 1859; during the turbulent times just ahead of the Civil War and birth year of the United States oil industry; the area becomes a modern-day commerce center. This is the saga of Isabella County; told as the county celebrates 150 years of economic and cultural diversity.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This Book Tells The About The Interesting History Of Issaquah.By WilliamThis book tells the interesting history of Issaquah. Here are some of the interesting facts that this book mentions: Issaquah was a town incorporated and known as Gilman in 1892. It became the first incorporated town on the East Side of Lake Washington. The residents voted to change its name in 1899 to Issaquah. This book claimed that Fisherrsquo;s Market founded in 1913 located on Front Street is still in business today. Lewis Hardware was founded in 1903 by JJ Lewis. The book claims that it is still in operation today. In 1972. the Issaquah Historical Society was formed. William Flintoff was Issaquahrsquo;s Mayor from 1956 until 1970. The book claimed that the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery has more than 300.000 visitors a year. In 2001. the first Krispy Kreme Donut Shop in the Pacific Northwest opened in Issaquah. The book had a picture of the last XXX Hamburger stand in the United States. The XXX Hamburger Stand sold 1950s style Hamburgers And Milk Shakes.
