Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

Folkerts, McPhee & Company Shingle and Lumber Mill

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Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Notes
D.W. Campbell owned part of Mill of Folkerts & Masters. Mill built in 1896 by F.N. Barlow & D. Campbell. F.N. Barlow & Co.; First (?) - A. Campbell & Co.; Kimball & Campbell; Campbell & Nugent; E. White; A.N. Robinson; Campbell & Robinson. Fall of 1880 - Folkerts & Masters. In 1886 - torn down and replaced by mill of Folkerts, McPhee, & Company until Sept. 8, 1895 when it was destroyed by fire and not rebuilt.
Inscriptions
"Folkerts, McPhee & Company Shingle and Lumber Mill. On the River, Below First Street. Original Mill built in 1869 by F.N. Barlow and D.W. Campbell and operated under several names until 1886. Burned on September 8, 1895."
Date of Original
c 1890
Dimensions
Width: 5677 px
Height: 4575 px
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 5677px
Image Height: 4575px
Subject(s)
Employees
Logs
Lumber industry
Mills
Shingles
Collection
Fred Trelfa Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Approximate location of Folkerts, McPhee, & Co.:
    Alpena
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 45.0623771957976 Longitude: -83.4292309417725
Donor
Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to United States law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Fred Trelfa Collection, Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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