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The architecture was inspired by French Normandy castles. During the farm's operation, Loeb bred prize-winning stock of Holstein-Friesian cattle, Duroc-Jersey hogs, and Belgian horses. The farm also established a premium-quality mail-order business in butter, syrup, honey, poultry, eggs, and other products.
Holt is the second most-populated CDP (after Forest Hills) and the fifth largest by area in the state of Michigan. The community is south of Lansing, just south of I-96 between US-127 and M-99. The city of Mason is about 6 miles (10 km) southeast, and the village of Dimondale is about 6 miles (10 km) west. Holt is home to an ancient glacial ...
Built circa 1843 by Michigan State Congressman Robert P. Aitken (1819–1873) and later owned by his son U.S. Congressman David D. Aitken (1853–1930). Still a private residence. Still a private residence.
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
M-13 is a 73.339-mile (118.028 km) north–south state trunkline highway that runs through the Saginaw Bay region of the US state of Michigan. It runs from Interstate 69 (I-69) south of Lennon to US Highway 23 (US 23) near Standish. The southern section of the trunkline runs along a pair of county lines in a rural area dominated by farm fields.
HOLT — Amy Piper spent a year and a half researching and writing about Michigan's secrets for her latest travel book, which highlights unusual collections and beautiful gardens, among other ...
Holton was platted in 1871 and named for Henry H. Holt, a Muskegon County delegate to the State Constitutional Convention of 1867 and later Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1873–76. He donated the bell to the local Methodist church. A post office was established in February 1872. [8]
Downtown, M-37 leaves town to the south, while M-43 heads north before curving around the east, passing through farm fields approaching the community of Woodland. After leaving town, the road meets M-66, and together they head north to a junction with M-50. [2] [3] M-43 running along Grand River Avenue at Collingwood Drive in East Lansing