Saginaw

Saginaw, the third city of Michigan, and capital of Saginaw county, is built on an elevated plateau on the left bank of the navigable Saginaw River, opposite East Saginaw (q.v.), and 108 miles by rail NNW. of Detroit. It has some handsome public buildings, and is a flourishing city. It contains extensive manufactories of flour, salt, lumber, barrels, sashes, doors, and blinds, &c., and exports large quantities of lumber and salt. Pop. (1880) 10,525; of East Saginaw, 19,016; together, 29,541; (1890) 46,322.—SAGINAW BAY, an arm of Lake Huron, the largest indentation of the southern peninsula of Michigan, is 60 miles long by 30 wide, and has several fine harbours. The river Saginaw (30 miles) falls into it.