Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Muskegon County (/ m ə ˈ s k iː ɡ ən / mə-SKEE-gən) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of 2020, the population was 175,824. [2] The county seat is Muskegon. [3]Muskegon County comprises the Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Grand Rapids-Kentwood-Muskegon, MI Combined Statistical Area.
Bounded roughly by Clay, Muskegon, Second, and Sixth streets Muskegon: October 29, 1971: Muskegon Log Booming Company Informational Site 44 Ottawa Street Muskegon: August 23, 1956: Muskegon Woman's Club: 280 Webster Avenue Muskegon: September 3, 1998: Muskegon State Park: 462 North Scenic Drive Muskegon: July 26, 2009: Old Indian Cemetery: 351 ...
Southern pier of the Muskegon Lake entrance channel at Lake Michigan, 500 ft (150 m) from shore 43°13′36″N 86°20′29″W / 43.226667°N 86.341389°W / 43.226667; -86.341389 ( Muskegon South Pierhead
The Charles H. Hackley House is a house located at 484 West Webster Avenue in Muskegon, Michigan, USA. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, [ 1 ] and is now part of the Hackley and Hume Historic Sites, and is open to the public.
Muskegon (/ m ə ˈ s k iː ɡ ən / mə-SKEE-gən) is a city in and the county seat of Muskegon County, Michigan, United States. [7] Situated around a harbor of Lake Michigan, Muskegon is known for fishing, sailing regattas, and boating. It is the most populous city along Lake Michigan's eastern shore. At the 2020 census, the city's population ...
In the late 19th century, Muskegon was the center of the lumbering trade in Michigan. Muskegon residents such as Charles H. Hackley made a fortune in the trade. Hackley spent much of his money on projects in his hometown, constructing a public library in 1890, a school in 1893, and a public art gallery in 1912.
The Muskegon South Breakwater Light was temporary established in 1929 and the steel, pyramidal-designed tower and fog horn were completed in 1930 to mark the outer end of the breakwall. In 1931, the Muskegon South Pierhead Light fog horn, catwalk and extension were removed and the piers were shortened, leaving the pier at the length visible today.
Williams was the Ionia County engineer in charge of the various roads in the county, and that location is "what many consider to be the nation's first roadside table". [ 37 ] [ b ] The first change to the US 16 routing was made in 1933 when the highway was moved to bypass Farmington, with the old routing retained as a state highway.