Lost Towns: Eastern Michigan

Date: 
Thursday, September 19, 2019 - 8:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:
Tecumseh District Library, 215 N. Ottawa St.

Many of eastern Michigan's old boomtowns and sleepy villages are faded memories. Nature reclaimed the ruins of some while progress paved over the rest. Discover the stories of lost communities hidden in plain sight or just off the beaten track with historian Alan Naldrett, author of Lost Towns of Eastern Michigan. The vanished religious colony of Ora Labora fell into a state of near-constant inebriation when beer became the only safe liquid to drink. Lake St. Clair swallowed up the unique currency of Belividere along with the place that issued it. Abandoned towns still crumble within Detroit's city limits.

For more information call (517) 423-2238, email charpst@tecumsehlibrary.org

Tecumseh Herald

 

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P.O. Box 218
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