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Spring Lake Iron Works

11 22 1892 Industry / Spring Lake Iron Works Francis Hinton in port with load of pig iron     
4 6 1894 Ships / Pentland Story and description of Pentland    
9 24 1894 Ships / Pentland Pentland make s it in OK – Grand Haven has the best harbor    
12 3 1894 Industry / Iron Fruitport blast furnace    
9 30 1895 Piers / sightseeing People go to piers to see Pentland come in    
10 5 1895 Business / excursions Moonlight excursions to Fruitport blast furnace    
10 22 1895 Business / foundry Spring Lake Iron Works busy    
10 29 1895 Shipwrecks / Pentland Pentalnd goes ashore at Sheboygan    
11 8 1895 Industry / iron making Fruitport furnace makes 80 tons of pig iron daily    
11 27 1895 Industry / iron works Spring Lake Iron Co. of Fruitport financial report    
3 3 1896 Ships / Francis Hinton Francis Hinton for sale    
5 11 1896 Ships / Francis Hinton  Francis Hinton delivers ore to Fruitport furnaces    
5 20 1896 Fruitport / boom Fruitport was a boom town in the early 70s    
9 23 1896 Ships / Hinton  Francis Hinton is off the Fruitport route - superstitious circumstances    
10 30 1896 Shipwrecks / Escanaba Iron ore ship Escanaba aground at bridge    
11 30 1896 Industry / steel Spring Lake Iron Works booming    
12 9 1896 Ships / Pentland Article on Pentland    
1 14 1897 Ships / Pentland Poem to Pentland's crew    
8 29 1898 Towns / Fruitport Fruitport - A pretty little town    
8 30 1897 Navigation / accident Iron ore barge stuck at drawbridge - delays trains     
5 29 1899 Piers / accident Swain hits north pier- carrying iron ore    
7 21 1899 Recreation / excursion Description of Fruitport excursion    
8 22 1899 Recreation / Spring Lake GH Leather Co. Picnic to Fruitport described    
1 13 1896 Phenomena / lights Sky reflections of Holland lights and Fruitport blast furnace    
1 22 1900 City  Herds of boys rummaging city for junk iron    
5 4 1900 Fruitport / Fire Fruitport burns    
5 7 1900 Fruitport / Fire More on Fruitport fire    
11 14 1900 Navigation / Shipwrecks Francis Hinton catches fire in Menomonee    
1 18 1901 Industry / Accident Furnace explodes at Spring Lake Iron Co.    
7 30 1901 Navigation / Spring Lake Steamer excursion to Fruitport described    
1 13 1902 Pier Construction / Ships Francis Hinton sold to Indiana Transportation Line    
7 21 1902 Fruitport / History Very early Fruitport history recalled    
7 15 1904 Navigation / Shipwrecks / Dredge Pentland grounds off Grand Haven / Dredging criticized 4 3
9 19 1904 Navigation / Rescue Pentland rescues crew of Pewaukee 4 3
10 27 1904 Navigation / Near Shipwreck Pentland almost lost off Escanaba (Cana Island) 4 5
11 10 1904 Recreation / Hunting / Ships Grand Haven hunting party to leave for UP woods on Pentland 1 3
5 12 1905 Seiche / Phenomena Tidal wave grounds Pentland in harbor 4 5
8 13 1907 Grand Haven Rich with Iron Ore? Chicago man believes Grand Haven is rich with iron ore 1 4
11 19 1908 Iron Ore for Spring Lake Iron Co. Pentland arrives with iron ore load for Spring Lake Iron Co furnace 1 3
4 22 1909 Pentland First Run of Season Pentland saluted by harbor ships for first run of season - local custom 1 2
11 17 1909 Francis Hinton Wrecks  Francis Hinton beached near Manitowoc - total loss 3 5
7 22 1912 Plans to Re-Open Spring Lake Iron Works Plans to re-open and expand Spring Lake Iron Works 1 4