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The W.R Stafford Saw Mill Site, containing the remnants of a mid-1800s saw mill, is located at 4451 Huron Street (at the foot of State Street on the shore of Lake Huron) in Port Hope, Michigan. The only remaining visible structure standing is the chimney of the mill (known as the Port Hope Chimney ), and the site is now used as part of the ...
The chimney from one of those mills can be seen and is the last standing chimney in Michigan from the lumbering era. Port Hope survived the 1871 fire and was able to return to lumbering, but after the second fire in 1881 the trees were gone, and farming became the focus. Stafford adjusted and built a flour mill, elevator and a new dock.
The W. R. Stafford Planing Mill Site was the site of a mill, located on Huron Street in Port Hope, Michigan. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [ 1 ]
The W. R. Stafford Worker's House, also known as the Blue Town House, is a private house located at 8022 Cedar Street in Port Hope, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]
He apprenticed as a cabinet maker, and moved to Lexington, Michigan in 1849, gaining employment with Woods and Sanburn, general merchants. In 1853, he went into business for himself. He soon invested in the local lumber resources, and moved to what is now Port Hope in 1857, one of the first pioneers in the area.
The Port Hope Masonic Lodge No. 138 was chartered in 1863. Just four years later, in 1867, the Masons constructed this building with two meeting halls, the upper one exclusively for the use of the Masons and the lower one for hosting community events.
The W. R. Stafford Flour Mill and Elevator was a mill located at 4310 Huron Street in Port Hope, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 [ 1 ] and demolished in the early 2000s.
He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1872 with a degree in civil engineering, and moved to Michigan to work surveying a new railroad line between Detroit and Toledo. In 1874, he moved to Port Hope and went to work as an office manager for W. R. Stafford, a distant cousin.