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1885 map with Alma Downtown Historic District at center Ammi Williard Wright In 1853/54, General Ralph Ely purchased land along the Pine River and settled there with his wife and children. [ 3 ] He erected a mill and a settlement, "Elyton," sprang up in the area.
Alma was founded in 1853 by Ralph Ely. Perhaps first known for the Alma Springs Sanitarium, built and promoted in the 1880s by millionaire lumberman and capitalist Ammi W. Wright, it achieved its greatest prominence nationally in the 1910s and 1920s as home of the Republic Motor Truck Company, briefly the largest exclusive truck manufacturer in the world. [5]
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Alma: The Brown Site is an archaeological site, located along the Pine River, that was the location of a late Woodland period village dating to about AD 1000. 3: Conservation Park Site (20GR33) September 30, 1985 : Pine River Park, Alma, Michigan [7
Alma Downtown Historic District may refer to: Alma Downtown Historic District (Alma, Kansas) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Waubaunsee County Alma Downtown Historic District (Alma, Michigan) , NRHP-listed in Gratiot County
He also constructed the Alma Roller Mills in 1881, the Wright House hotel in 1883, the First State Bank of Alma in 1883, and the Alma Springs Sanitarium in 1885. Later establishments included the Alma Sugar Company plant in 1899, the Alma Manufacturing Company gasoline engine plant in 1903, and the Central Michigan Produce Company in 1905.
The Holiday Park Site, designated 20GR91, is an archaeological site located in Alma, Michigan. The site is a few hundred meters south of the Pine River, [3] and was the location of a Late Woodland period village covering approximately 0.5 acres (0.20 ha). [1] The Holiday Park Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]
Alma Public Schools: NCES School ID: 260264003980 [1] Principal: Dan Falor [2] Teaching staff: 37.30 (on an FTE basis) [1] Grades: 9–12: Enrollment: 558 (2022-2023) [1] Student to teacher ratio: 14.96 [1] Color(s) Orange and black [3] Athletics conference: Tri-Valley (East) Nickname: Panthers [3] Website: www.almaschools.net /schools /alma ...