Bower's Mill 1919

A mill located just east of this site once gave its name to the little village that became Clawson. Known as Bowers' Mill or Blair's Mill depending on ownership, it was also called "Pummychug" after the sound made by the steam-powered mill. When Henry Bowers owned it, people commonly addressed residents' mail to him, and residents eventually requested and received a post office because this had become too much of an imposition. The mill was destroyed by fire about 1919. The current building was originally Tom Carruther's Mobile Service Station during the 1920s.

Clawson, Michigan · United States