Scenic Drive - North Muskegon, Michigan
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N 43° 15.295 W 086° 21.002
16T E 552758 N 4789328
A Historical Marker in North Muskegon, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM10NGZ
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2019
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The Muskegon County Road Commission constructed Scenic Drive as a scenic byway auto tourists traveling the West Michigan Pike (US31). The curving concrete road, with its shade trees and Lake Michigan vista, provided travelers with a picturesque entry into the resort area at White Lake. In 1926 Governor Fred Green noted the importance of road development and auto tourism to the state's economy, stating: "while Michigan's lumber trade at its height brought $70 million annually to the state, the tourists and resort traffic today is worth $250 million annually and growing ever day." Dedicated in August 1928, Scenic Drive extended twenty-three miles. This is its highest point. The Great Depression ended plans to build an extension South to Grand Haven.
Historical Name: Governor Fred Green
Description:
The Muskegon County Road Commission constructed Scenic Drive as a scenic byway auto tourists traveling the West Michigan Pike (US31). The curving concrete road, with its shade trees and Lake Michigan vista, provided travelers with a picturesque entry into the resort area at White Lake. In 1926 Governor Fred Green noted the importance of road development and auto tourism to the state's economy, stating: "while Michigan's lumber trade at its height brought $70 million annually to the state, the tourists and resort traffic today is worth $250 million annually and growing ever day." Dedicated in August 1928, Scenic Drive extended twenty-three miles. This is its highest point. The Great Depression ended plans to build an extension South to Grand Haven.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: 2213, 2008
Historical Date: Not listed
website: Not listed
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