Island House [Elk Rapids] - Michigan Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Description: Marker text reads: Edwin S. Noble (1838-1922) designed and built this house for his family in 1865. Noble, an expert accountant, was associated with the Dexter-Noble Company, first as secretary-treasurer and later as a full partner. The company was involved in logging and the production of chemicals, flour and high-quality pig iron. It also operated a store and a brick yard. By 1882 the firm, then known as the Elk Rapids Iron Company, had become the largest employer in town. Edwin Noble, a driving force behind the iron company for over two decades, transformed a four-acre sand dune into this scenic island area by covering it with clay and dark loam and planting over sixty species of trees on it. He built a broad bridge over the river to connect the island with the town. In 1949 a part of the Island House became a public library. Parking nearby?: yes D/T ratings: Registered Site #: L0548 Historical Date: Not listed Historical Name: Not listed website: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   10/06/2017 Rattrak visited it 07/13/2016 just for the fun visited it 07/09/2015 Historic Markers visited it 05/19/2012 Vante & Sammy Pants visited it 11/24/2008 Bindle Babe visited it

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