Kalamazoo, Michigan
Title | Kalamazoo, Michigan PDF eBook |
Author | David Kohrman |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 134 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738520483 |
Since the arrival of its first settler in 1829, the story of Kalamazoo has been an interesting one. Out of the southwest Michigan wilderness, a small 19th century village quickly blossomed into a 20th century city. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a wide variety of industries made Kalamazoo a boomtown. Everything from paper, corsets, taxicabs, and pharmaceuticals allowed Kalamazoo to develop into a major center of manufacturing. At the same time, several colleges that would establish the area as a center for education were organized and expanded. Fortunately, much of Kalamazoo's development has been well-documented through photographs and other visual illustrations. These images are the subjects of this volume, which is organized to show the varied elements of Kalamazoo's history. Gathered from local archives and private collections, most of these rare photographs have never before been published.
Kreepy Klowns of Kalamazoo
Title | Kreepy Klowns of Kalamazoo PDF eBook |
Author | Johnathan Rand |
Publisher | Audio Craft Press |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Carnivals |
ISBN | 9781893699137 |
Something is very odd about the clowns in the carnival visiting Kalamazoo.
The Kalamazoo Automobilist
Title | The Kalamazoo Automobilist PDF eBook |
Author | David O. Lyon |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 584 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN |
School Desegregation in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Title | School Desegregation in Kalamazoo, Michigan PDF eBook |
Author | United States Commission on Civil Rights |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 40 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | School integration |
ISBN |
Catalogue of Books Belonging to the Ladies' Library Association, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Title | Catalogue of Books Belonging to the Ladies' Library Association, Kalamazoo, Michigan PDF eBook |
Author | Ladies' Library Association (Kalamazoo, Mich.) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 20 |
Release | 1856 |
Genre | Library catalogs |
ISBN |
Induced Recharge of an Artesian Glacial-drift Aquifer at Kalamazoo, Michigan
Title | Induced Recharge of an Artesian Glacial-drift Aquifer at Kalamazoo, Michigan PDF eBook |
Author | J. E. Reed |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 76 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Aquifers |
ISBN |
Kalamazoo And How It Grew
Title | Kalamazoo And How It Grew PDF eBook |
Author | Willis Frederick Dunbar |
Publisher | Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | 460 |
Release | 2018-12-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1789128099 |
Most of Kalamazoo County’s early white settlers were fur traders from England or New York. The remainder came from Pennsylvania and Maryland. After 1845 the number of foreign immigrants increased rapidly especially with the coming of the Hollanders in 1850. The growth rate of the county’s population reached its height between 1845-1860, when almost 8,000 newcomers settled there. That growth rate was not exceeded for 50 years when, between 1904-1920, the population grew to 214,000, quite an increase over the 1860 figure. Increased immigration, better transportation, and the appearance of diversified industries all played a role in Kalamazoo County’s growth. “Every community has its roots in the past. Its people live in the present and look to the future, but their way of life and their patterns of thought are conditioned by their heritage. A widespread understanding of that heritage is essential in order that progress may be planned wisely. “Hence, it has seemed desirable to gather into a single volume the story of Kalamazoo’s growth from a tiny fur-trading post in the wilderness to a modern metropolitan center.”—Willis F. Dunbar