Frankenmuth Michigan Saginaw County Early Brewery Real Photo Postcard
Frankenmuth, Michigan, established in 1845 by German Lutheran immigrants, developed along the Cass River as an agricultural and lumbering center. This early 20th-century view captures the town's industrial character, featuring a metal truss bridge, an essential piece of infrastructure for connecting the burgeoning community and facilitating transportation across the river.
The extensive accumulation of logs and timber structures in the Cass River highlights the critical role of logging and timber processing in Frankenmuth's economy during this era. Factory buildings with a prominent smokestack visible in the background further indicate a developing manufacturing sector, leveraging the river for transportation and industrial resources, typical of many growing Midwestern towns of the period.
The extensive accumulation of logs and timber structures in the Cass River highlights the critical role of logging and timber processing in Frankenmuth's economy during this era. Factory buildings with a prominent smokestack visible in the background further indicate a developing manufacturing sector, leveraging the river for transportation and industrial resources, typical of many growing Midwestern towns of the period.
