Greilickville - Michigan Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The marker is found in Greilickville Harbor Park which is located on the west shore of West Grand Traverse Bay.

Historical Name: Seth and Albert Norris / Godfrey Greilick Description: This village was first known as Norristown, in honor of Seth and Albert Norris who opened a gristmill here about 1853. In the mid-1850s Godfrey Greilick and sons, natives of Bohemia, built a small, water-powered sawmill. The steam powered Greilick Bros. mill replaced this in a few years. Until its destruction by fire about 1907 the mill was one of the most important on Grand Traverse Bay, cutting in 1883 eight and one-half million feet of hardwood lumber. Other industries in the nineteenth century included a brickyard, brewery, and tannery. When the Manistee and Northeastern Railroad entered town in 1892 the station was called Greilicks, and soon the village also took this name. Population peaked at about two hundred, and in 1902 the post office was discontinued. Parking nearby?: yes D/T ratings: Registered Site #: L0214 Historical Date: Not listed website: Not listed

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