Gregoryville Saw Mill

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Erik Nordberg, MTU Archivist	12/14/2005 7:02:15 PM	First settled in 1851, Lake Linden was at the heart of a booming lumber district with a thriving French Canadian community. French Canadians published newspapers, established churches and schools, and worked in sawmills. One of the most well-known individuals associated with that industry was Joseph Grégoire. Born in St. Valentin, Quebec in 1833, he came to Lake Linden when he was 21 years old. He found work as a woodsman, and in 1867 went into partnership with Louis Deschamps and Joseph Normandin. Together, they operated a sawmill until 1872 when Grégoire assumed sole ownership. Grégoire ultimately built a small empire consisting of mills, factories, and 65 thousand acres of timberlands. Grégoire also had a hand in constructing Lake Linden’s first church: St. Joseph’s was built in 1871 and dedicated to St. Joseph de Calasant. To learn more about the French Canadian community in Lake Linden, visit the Interior Ellis Island web site.

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Title:	Gregoryville Saw Mill
Photographer:	Unknown
Date:	Unknown
Description:	Gregoryville Saw Mill. [A photo of a man standing on logs floating in a holding pond. The logs appear to have been cut to a standard length and an active sawmill is in the background. The glass negative is broken in the upper right-hand corner.]
Source of Description:	Negative notebook database[cataloger]
Subject(s):	Forest Products Industry - Lumbering - Logging - Log Transportation - Log Driving Manufacturing Process - Mills and Millwork - Saw Mills Manners and Customs - Clothing and Dress

Number of Pieces:	One Piece(s)
Medium:	glass plate;
Color:	B&W;
Size:	12.6 cm x 20.0 cm
Polarity:	; Negative.
Contents Note:
Local Note(s):	Print located in the J.T. Reeder Collection # T-415

Donor:	J.Harry Reeder
Institution:	MTU Archives
Collection:	Reeder Photographic Collection
Collection #:
Image #:	MS042-042-T-415
Condition:	Good

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