Grand Haven, capital of Ottawa county, Michigan, on Lake Michigan, and on the south bank of Grand River, 31 miles W. by N. of Grand Rapids by rail. It has a good harbour, with two lighthouses, and ships large quantities of lumber and grain. It contains several lumber-mills and manufactories of wooden wares, &c.; and a medicinal spring renders the place a summer-resort. Pop. 5914.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 351
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