Dock Reserve
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N 44° 25.175 W 083° 19.605
17T E 314773 N 4921109
Located in Oscoda Township Beach Park between Dwight and River Street, east of Lake Street. Parking is avalable at the um, er....Park.
Waymark Code: WM1KNH
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2007
Views: 39
"Oscoda and AuSable are Wiped Off The Map!" headlined the July 12, 1911, Detroit Free Press. The day before, forest fires, fanned by thirty-mile-per-hour winds, had destroyed these "twin cities" and killed four people. Refugees fled to this beach without money or possessions; some spent the night on the beach near the Dock Reserve, or in Lake Huron waiting to be rescued. The lumber barge, Niko, and the Detroit and Mackinac Railroad carried the victims to Tawas, East Tawas, and Port Huron, where they received food, clothing and shelter.
Historical Date: 07/12/1911
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: Local Site #1576
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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