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A sundown town is an all-White community that shows or has shown hostility toward non-Whites. Sundown town practices may be evoked in the form of city ordinances barring people of color after dark, exclusionary covenants for housing opportunity, signage warning ethnic groups to vacate, unequal treatment by local law enforcement, and unwritten rules permitting harassment.
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.
Location: Muskegon, Michigan: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Constructed: 1930: Foundation: square steel equipment room: Construction: steel: Height: 53 feet (16 m): Shape: square pyramidal: Markings: red: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place : Fog signal: Horn: 2 blasts ev 20s [1]: Light; First lit: 1930: Focal height: 70 feet (21 m) [2]: Range: 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi ...
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The entrance to Muskegon Lake from Lake Michigan. The name "Muskegon" is derived from the Ottawa mashkiigong, meaning "marshy river or swamp". [9] [10]The "Masquigon" River (Muskegon River) was identified on French maps dating from the late 17th century, suggesting French explorers had reached Michigan's western coast by that time.
Historically, Warren was a sundown town: an all-white municipality that excluded non-whites through a combination of discriminatory practices, local ordinances, and violence. [18] [19] In 1970, Warren had a population of 180,000, with only 28 minority families, most of whom lived on a U.S. military base.
Roosevelt Park is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,172 at the 2020 census , [ 2 ] up from 3,831 in 2010 . Geography
Muskegon: April 4, 1978: Mouth Cemetery: 6666 Sunset Lane Montague vicinity November 1, 1988: Muskegon Historic District† 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 ...