Batchellor, Slaaght and Shippey Lumber Mill

This sawmill was built in 1867 by John W. Hopkins and Colonel William Ferry II, then sold to the Chicago firm of Batchellor, Slaght and Shippey. Webster Batchellor and George Shippey became residents of the area. This mill was located in Ferrysburg, Michigan at the confluence of Spring Lake and the Grand River and was sold to the Grand Haven Lumber Company in 1881.

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In Collections: Making of Modern Michigan

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Date Created: 1870

Subjects: Batchellor, Slaaght and Shippey Lumber Mill (Ferrysburg, Mich.)
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Material Type: Photographs

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Extent: 1 photograph

Holding Institution: Loutit Library (Grand Haven, Mich.)

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