The Caro Area

by Marcia M. Dievendorf, Patricia E. Frazer, Caro Area District Library, et al.

Book Overview

In the beginning, the Caro area was part of the vast forests that covered Michigan. It was home to the Chippewa Indians, among others; but by the 1840s, the timberland with cork pine had attracted lumbermen. They were soon followed by pioneers ready to farm the now open fields. By 1855, the settlement of what would become the village of Caro had begun. The great forest fires of 1871 and 1881 made land clearing and farming even easier, and agriculture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738583626
• ISBN13: 9780738583624
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.3"