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Ward Hills | ||||
Exact Location: Lake County- the rolling hills roughly bordered by US 10 on the south, Weldon Creek floodplain on the west, Big Sable River to the north and Brooks Road on the east. The NCT passes directly through this area. | ||||
Ward Hills was named for Eber Brock Ward (1811-1875) who was President of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railway. He bought up huge tracts of land for the timber rights, including the hills that now bear his name. Ward was better known for his iron and steel business dealings. He was considered to be the richest man in the Midwest, and was Detroit's first millionaire. He is recorded as being the first to use Bessemer steel for railroad rails.
It can safely be assumed that these hills were denuded of trees around the turn of the 20th Century but are now covered in second growth timber. Also see: Stearns Siding Lake County Railroad Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad | ||||
Sources: Lake County Historical Society Life and Legacy of Justus Smith Stearns Bigford, Paul. A History of Tank Creek Ranch and Surroundings. 2011. p 15. | ||||
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