Post by B-J Forum Admin on Aug 14, 2008 9:07:37 GMT -5
From the Bay-Journal Heritage Library
About 131 years-ago work began on a plank road...
It took a couple of days for early pioneers to travel between Midland and Bay City who had to follow a beaten down path that meandered through a forested wilderness. The folks in the two community and those living between them couldn't have been happier when they learned of plans being made to lay out a road made of wood planks. Calvin Christopher Columbus, of Bay County, headed up the project which took many years to complete. -- If your interested in knowing when the road was first paved... read the history:
bay-journal.com/bay/1he/writings/midland-baycity-rd-1927.html
About 131 years-ago work began on a plank road...
It took a couple of days for early pioneers to travel between Midland and Bay City who had to follow a beaten down path that meandered through a forested wilderness. The folks in the two community and those living between them couldn't have been happier when they learned of plans being made to lay out a road made of wood planks. Calvin Christopher Columbus, of Bay County, headed up the project which took many years to complete. -- If your interested in knowing when the road was first paved... read the history:
bay-journal.com/bay/1he/writings/midland-baycity-rd-1927.html