Midland; Michigan began life as The Forks; where the Tittabwassee and Chippewa Rivers met. By 1858; The Forks became the Village of Midland; and in 1869 it was incorporated and named the Village of Midland City. Lumbering and farmland attracted the first settlers; and in 1897 a brash young man named Herbert Henry Dow persuaded 57 investors to start a new business there named the Dow Chemical Company. Midland; by then a city; was forever changed.Included in Midland: The Way We Were are photographs that span the first 100 years of the city. From Main Street landmarks such as the Frolic Theater; to the churches and schools where Midlands residents worshiped and learned-here are over 200 images detailing Midlands history.
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Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Contained a lot of nice old pictures of Ocala. FloridaBy CustomerThe book contained plenty of old photos from the Ocala. Florida area. However. it left much to be desired. The annotations attached to the photographs did not provide as much detail has I was hoping for. The book was divided into sections by decade. but there were inconsistencies throughout in addition to some factually incorrect information. The two authors showed their biases towards the educational institutions they worked at. which affected the historical nature of the book in a misleading way.
