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An 1868 pictorial map of Grand Rapids. By 1838, the settlement incorporated as a village, and encompassed approximately .75 square miles (1.9 km 2). [18] An outcropping of gypsum, where Plaster Creek enters the Grand River, was known to the Native American inhabitants of the area. Pioneer geologist Douglass Houghton commented on this find in 1838.
MapQuest offers online, mobile, business and developer solutions that help people discover and explore where they would like to go, how to get there and what to do along the way and at your destination.
MapQuest (stylized as mapquest) is an American free online web mapping service. It was launched in 1996 as the first commercial web mapping service. [ 1 ] MapQuest's competitors include Apple Maps , Here , and Google Maps .
By 1945, a Bypass US 131 was created around the south and east sides of Grand Rapids, following 28th Street and East Beltline Avenue, while the main highway continued to run through downtown unchanged. [43] A decade later, mainline US 131 was rerouted around Grand Rapids over the former bypass route, and Business US 131 (Bus. US 131) was ...
The owners of Lil's Cafe in Kittery, Deb McCluskey, right, and her son, Michael McCluskey, center, are seen Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, after buying The Islander Cafe in New Castle from Doug Palardy.
Ada Township (/ ˈ eɪ d ə / AY-də) is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population was 14,388 at the 2020 census. [3]The majority of the township is included in the Forest Hills census-designated place, which is used only for statistical purposes.
Amtrak revived the name for a new Grand Rapids–Chicago service on August 5, 1984, [7] with financial support from the state of Michigan. [8] Initially it served Chicago, Hammond–Whiting, New Buffalo, St. Joseph, Bangor, Holland and Grand Rapids. Service at Hammond–Whiting ended April 29, 2001 (although the Wolverine still stops there ...
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