Industry
In 1831 Sidney and George Ketchum settled here on Rice Creek, establishing Marshall’s first settlement with a water-powered sawmill and log cabins. Until the twentieth century, the site remained an important industrial area that at various times included a malt house, plow foundry, and flour mill, the last of which operated until 1960. Ketchum Park now serves as a memorial to Marshall’s first settlers.
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Marshall, Michigan · United States
