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Shelldrake is a ghost town in Whitefish Township, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States, about 8 miles (13 km) south of Whitefish Point, Michigan at the mouth of the Shelldrake River (also known as the Betsy River) on Whitefish Bay. It is listed on the Michigan Historic Register. Prior to European settlement it supported a seasonal Native American fishing village. In the 1890s and early 1900s, it was a thriving sawmill town during peak logging years on the Tahquamenon River watershed. By the 1920s repeated fires and the decline of lumbering led to its demise. Today it is a privately owned ghost town with only a few weathered, original buildings. (en) |
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Historic marker along N. Whitefish Point Rd. (en) |
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Michigan State Historic Site (en) |
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Remnants of the tramway used for loading lumber on to ships in Whitefish Bay (en) |
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Shelldrake Tramway 2003.jpg (en) |
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Shelldrake, Michigan (en) |
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Shelldrake (en) |
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Michigan (en) |
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Location within the state of Michigan (en) |
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| rdfs:comment |
Shelldrake is a ghost town in Whitefish Township, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States, about 8 miles (13 km) south of Whitefish Point, Michigan at the mouth of the Shelldrake River (also known as the Betsy River) on Whitefish Bay. It is listed on the Michigan Historic Register. Prior to European settlement it supported a seasonal Native American fishing village. In the 1890s and early 1900s, it was a thriving sawmill town during peak logging years on the Tahquamenon River watershed. By the 1920s repeated fires and the decline of lumbering led to its demise. Today it is a privately owned ghost town with only a few weathered, original buildings. (en) |
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Shelldrake, Michigan (en) |
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Shelldrake, Michigan (en) |
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