Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker

historic site

Historical marker erected 2015. Lat, Long: 44.636222, -86.147203

Inscription
Marker inscription recounts the circumstances surrounding the ill-conceived 1873 effort to connect Crystal Lake with Lake Michigan and instead suddenly lowered the surface level of Crystal Lake by 20 feet.
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0020:4921:34
September equinox07:3219:0619:44
December solstice08:1916:1917:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

44.63547, -86.14657

Elevation 184 m (modelled from terrain)

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