{"product_id":"1894-illustrated-historical-atlas-of-kent-county-michigan","title":"1894 Illustrated Historical Atlas of Kent County, Michigan","description":"\u003cp\u003eA faithful facsimile reprint of R.L. Polk \u0026amp; Co.'s Illustrated Historical Atlas of Kent County, Michigan, originally published in 1894 by R.L. Polk \u0026amp; Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan. This edition reproduces the plat maps in full color as they appeared in the original, with all remaining pages — index, historical sketches, biographical sketches, and advertisements — reproduced in black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiled at the height of the American county atlas era, this volume documents Kent County during a period of rapid agricultural settlement and the steady industrial growth of Grand Rapids. R.L. Polk \u0026amp; Co. — best known for its city directories published across the United States — drew on its directory-gathering apparatus to assemble landowner data, business listings, and biographical material for this atlas. Each township is presented with detailed plat maps showing landowner names, parcel acreage, school sections, churches, cemeteries, roads, rail lines, lakes, and streams — a snapshot of rural Michigan life on the eve of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutline Map of Kent County and Index Map to Kent County\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTownship plat maps for Ada, Algoma, Alpine, Bowne, Byron, Caledonia, Cannon, Cascade, Courtland, Gaines, Grand Rapids, Grattan, Lowell, Nelson, Oakfield, Paris, Plainfield, Solon, Sparta, Spencer, Tyrone, Vergennes, Walker, and Wyoming townships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVillage and station plats for Ada, Alaska, Alto, Byron Centre, Caledonia Station, Cannonsburg, Cascade Springs, Casnovia, Cedar Springs, Corinth, Fisher's Station, Grand Rapids (with Riverside Addition), Grandville, Grattan Centre, Hammond Station, Kent City, Lisbon, Lowell, Rockford, Ross Station, Sand Lake, and Sparta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eState maps of Michigan and Wisconsin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap of the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChart of the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescriptive Sketch of the System of Government Land Surveys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Sketch of Kent County\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographical Sketches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete Index to Illustrations and Advertisements, with period advertisements from Grand Rapids businesses including Berkey \u0026amp; Gay, Grand Rapids Brewing Co., Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company, Crozier Brothers, Adams \u0026amp; Hart, Studley \u0026amp; Barclay, John Dregge \u0026amp; Co., E. Crofton Fox, Charles Fox, L.M. Kramer, Otte Bros., Robinson \u0026amp; Lacey, Chas. Schmidt \u0026amp; Bros., D. \u0026amp; F.E. Skeels, J.F. Brooks, and Clark \u0026amp; Bowen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e52 pages. Color. 8.5\" x 11\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSatisfaction guaranteed or you can send it back!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ExileBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49872411656347,"sku":"Publishing 2026 \/ 358664171492","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/7705\/6411\/files\/s-l1600_8dc6c879-9f5a-4720-87fc-f14fbe7730a5.jpg?v=1792531996","url":"https:\/\/tangletownpress.com\/products\/1894-illustrated-historical-atlas-of-kent-county-michigan","provider":"Tangletown Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}