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Record-Eagle 150th Anniversary

February 22, 2009

Anonymous The Record Eagle Sun Feb 22, 2009, 10:38 AM EST

Northwest Lower Michigan in the Civil War from 1861-65*:

Units

Infantry: 168
Sharpshooters: 105
Cavalry: 93
Light Artillery: 5
Total: 371

Enlistments

Antrim: 36
Emmet: 59
Charlevoix: 3
Grand Traverse : 69
Leelanau: 80
Mackinac: 13:
Pentwater**: 47
Total: 307

Area population 1860

Antrim: 179
Emmet: 1,155
Grand Trav.: 1,286
Leelanau: 2,158
Manistee: 975
Manitou: 1,043
Total: 6,796
Oceana: 1,816

Sources: www.michiganinthewar.org, Don Harvey; Grand Traverse Herald; "These Men Have Seen Hard Service: The First Michigan Sharpshooters in the Civil War", Raymond Herek; "Michigan In the War," Adjutant General, 1882; "Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State," Third Revised Edition, Willis F. Dunbar & George S. May.

*Totals may not be exact. Parts of Northwestern Michigan were still being organized into counties when the Civil War started in 1861.

**The Pentwater number only represents men who served in the 26th Infantry, Company A and 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, Company K, both largely made up of men from the Northwestern counties identified in this chart.

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Record-Eagle 150th Anniversary

After looking back, we look to the future

In this last installment of the Record-Eagle's year-long 150th Anniversary History Project series, native son Bill Milliken ponders the future, including the question: What will the Traverse City area be like in 2159?
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By LORAINE ANDERSON The Record Eagle Copyright 2012 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sun, November 08
Nov 8, 2009 7:14 am 9 Photos
Derek Bailey: Cooperation is key

I am excited and optimistic in thinking about my predictions for the area and Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians for the next 150 years. Clearly, we live in one of the most beautiful areas of Mother Earth. The GTB Tribal Nation has grown exponentially as an area and tribe over the last 29 years. We must now sustain and channel that growth.
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Anonymous The Record Eagle Sun, November 08
Nov 8, 2009 7:12 am 1 Photo
George McManus: Manage resources

The Grand Traverse Region is blessed with abundant renewable natural resources, which properly managed, will remain for the next 150 years and beyond. The community of the future depends on what direction the citizenry and leadership decide to take and external influences over which they have no control.
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Anonymous The Record Eagle Sun, November 08
Nov 8, 2009 7:11 am 1 Photo
Marsha Smith: Listen to each other

The Grand Vision has shown me that the people of this region love it here and have a commitment to building a better future. We care about what happens here and we care about the future. My main concern is that we sometimes forget about all things we hold in common and focus more on what keeps us apart.
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Anonymous The Record Eagle Sun, November 08
Nov 8, 2009 7:11 am 1 Photo
Joe VanderMeulen: Plan for six generations

We need to look forward across six or more generations of people to see 150 years into the future. What wonderful changes there may be, if we choose wisely, just get lucky, or some of both. Of course, we face many threats to our security and survival. The risks of deadly pandemics, global climate change and unimaginable wars are real.
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Anonymous The Record Eagle Sun, November 08
Nov 8, 2009 7:10 am 1 Photo
November 2, 2009
Women helped build Traverse City

Women helped build Traverse City's library system, schools and hospital. They lobbied for clean water and clean streets. They were concerned about the needy, child labor, reforestation, international peace and the right of women to vote. They did this largely through two local women's clubs -- the Ladies Library Association and the Traverse City Woman's Club.
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By LORAINE ANDERSON The Record Eagle Copyright 2012 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Mon, November 02
Nov 2, 2009 6:17 am 4 Photos
TC's early women leaders

Thirteen women who influenced early Traverse City are profiled.
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Record Eagle Copyright 2012 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Mon, November 02
Nov 2, 2009 6:15 am
October 31, 2009
TC history exhibit visits TADL

The Record-Eagle's traveling exhibit of Traverse City and newspaper history will be on display throughout November at the Traverse Area District Library on Woodmere.
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From staff reports The Record Eagle Copyright 2012 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sat, October 31
Oct 31, 2009 9:30 pm
October 19, 2009
Loraine Anderson: TC's 1925 earthquake

Earthquakes are rare in Michigan, but Traverse City residents definitely felt the earth move beneath their feet and watched electric ceiling lights sway overhead on Feb. 28, 1925. "EARTHQUAKE HERE FIRST EVER FELT: Dishes Rattle, Chairs Rock, Smokers 'Swear Off' and People in High Places Come Down," Record-Eagle headlines shouted after tremors rattled the city at 8:27 p.m. that Saturday night.
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By LORAINE ANDERSON The Record Eagle Copyright 2012 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Mon, October 19
Oct 19, 2009 7:00 am 1 Photo
October 5, 2009
Water Wars: Advocating for 'public trust'

It was a busy summer on the water front for Great Lakes advocates in what environmentalists and others are calling "The Water Wars."
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BY LORAINE ANDERSON The Record Eagle Copyright 2012 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Mon, October 05
Oct 5, 2009 6:18 am 3 Photos
October 3, 2009
R-E editorial decries water diversion

Record-Eagle concern about Great Lakes water diversion dates to the early 1900s, including a Jan. 14, 1925, editorial about the U.S. governments challenge of Chicagos right to divert Lake Michigan water without consulting its neighbors.
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Anonymous The Record Eagle Sat, October 03
Oct 3, 2009 9:55 pm
Summary of summer Great Lakes water issues

Great Lakes water issues this summer included the following.
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Anonymous The Record Eagle Sat, October 03
Oct 3, 2009 9:55 pm
September 28, 2009
150 Years: Bay served as sewer, water supply

The Boardman River in Traverse City wasn't a pretty sight at the turn of the last century. It was a city sewer, and it flowed into West Bay, the source of the city's water supply.
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By LORAINE ANDERSON The Record Eagle Copyright 2012 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Mon, September 28
Sep 28, 2009 7:18 am 7 Photos
August 10, 2009
150 Years: Cartographer maps settlements

Helen Hornbeck Tanner, a Beulah summer resident and historian of Great Lakes American Indians and cartography, created a new historical map of the Grand Traverse region that traces early American Indian and white settlement.
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Anonymous The Record Eagle Mon, August 10
Aug 10, 2009 6:39 am 2 Photos
July 27, 2009
Loraine Anderson: Tracking Titus

Harold Titus has been one of my favorite Traverse City historical characters since I read "Timber," his 1922 novel, last year. He intrigues me for many reasons. Part of his mystery is that he is virtually unknown today. He is "new" local history.
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By LORAINE ANDERSON The Record Eagle Copyright 2012 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Mon, July 27
Jul 27, 2009 8:06 am 1 Photo

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