Lake George, Michigan

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Coordinates: 43°57′48″N 84°56′49″W / 43.96333°N 84.94694°W / 43.96333; -84.94694
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Lake George, Michigan
UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48633
Area code989
GNIS feature ID629975[1]

Lake George is an

ZIP code for Lake George, is 48633 and provides P.O. Box service to an area on the northern side of Lake George.[2] A post office was established on December 8, 1899.[3] As of 2021, the 48633 ZIP Code Tabulation Area had a population of 107.[4]

Lake George was originally founded as a lumber settlement by George Lake. It was a station on the

Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway
.

Winfield Scott Gerrish is credited with revolutionizing lumbering in Michigan by building a seven-mile-long logging railroad from Lake George to the Muskegon River in Clare County.[5]

The area is mostly wooded land with a variety of wildlife including

bullhead catfish, and rock bass
.

The population of the area is somewhat mixed. It mainly consists of the original pioneer families and the tourists who stay there during the summer season.

There was a train depot (no longer standing) where two trains crashed on July 19, 1925.[6]

The current "Depot" party store was originally built in 1937 by John Seats Sr. The post office was also inside the grocery store, run by Lula Seats. The store was in the Seats' family until 1973, and three generations of the family worked there.

Images

  • U.S. Post Office in Lake George
    U.S. Post Office in Lake George
  • View of Lake George
    View of Lake George
  • Road signage along Mannsiding Road
    Road signage along Mannsiding Road

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. ^ 48633 5-Digit ZCTA, 486 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder[permanent dead link], U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
  3. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X
    .
  4. ^ Geographic Area: 48633 5-Digit ZCTA Archived 2020-02-10 at archive.today, Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data, DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
  5. ISBN 0472068164
    . Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  6. ^ . December 16, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101216012515/http://michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Wrecks/ICCReports/AARR-LakeGeorgeMI-1925.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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