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Early in the 1870s, Dutch immigrant families came from Holland and Muskegon, Michigan; and Fremont continues to recognize its early Dutch heritage in local festivals and pageants. [6] Due to rich stands of virgin timber, lumbering became a major industry, and a railroad spur soon linked Fremont to the national rail network.
The Fremont school system was established in the 1850s with the construction of a plank school in the center of town. [2] This soon proved inadequate, and another school was established between Fremont and nearby Elm Corners in 1865. In 1876, Fremont built a brick school at the site of the present structure, and enlarged it in 1888.
The Edward E. Hartwick Memorial Building is a 1-1/2 story rustic log structure built entirely of Michigan pine, and is one of the few remaining examples of the rustic log architecture used in the 1920s and 1930s by the Michigan State Park system. 3: M-72–Au Sable River Bridge: M-72–Au Sable River Bridge: December 9, 1999
Queen Anne style homes draw interest.
Soldiers in 1917 or 1918 stop for a photo in Fremont. Soldiers on West State Street, about 1918. These soldiers were photographed, probably in 1917 or 1918, before going off to fight in World War ...
A view of Fremont back in the 1940s at Christmas.
Gerber was born in the town of Douglas in Allegan County, Michigan, in 1873. He graduated from Fremont High School of Western Michigan in 1887. He attended Valparaiso Normal School in Valparaiso, Indiana, for one year, to learn to become a teacher. [1] Gerber’s father owned a tannery and Gerber joined his father’s firm when he was sixteen.
Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6