Owendale Marker
In 1882, as three new railroads began to lay track in Huron County, two cousins from Saginaw, John G., and John S. Owen, bought land in the Columbia Swamp. The following year, they opened a sawmill to harvest the native oak. John G. Owen hired Quincy Thomas, a civil engineer, to survey a town site in 1887. The streets, alleys, and parks were dedicated to the public for their perpetual use, and the village was named Owendale. The sawmill burned in 1896, and the Owendale area turned from lumbering to agriculture.
site number: L383
era: Industry & Invention (1875-1915)
year listed: 1975
year erected: 1976
address: 3569 3rd St, Owendale, MI 48754
