S S. City of South Haven - South Haven, MICHIGAN - 1907 for Sale

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S S. City of South Haven - South Haven, MICHIGAN - 1907 For Sale

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S S. City of South Haven - South Haven, MICHIGAN - 1907:
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Steam Ship City of South Haven - South Haven, MICHIGAN - 1907: South Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city is in Van Buren County, although a small portion extends into Allegan County. The population was 4,403 at the 2010 census. Because of its position on Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Black River, South Haven has always been a port city. During settlement, major ship lines stopped there, both passenger and freight. In the early 1900s South Haven became a resort town, sometimes referred to as \"The Catskills of the Midwest.\" South Haven is a major regional tourist draw because of its recreational harbor and beaches. It is the western terminus of the Kal-Haven Trail, popular with bicyclists and snowmobilers. Nearby are Van Buren State Park and the Van Buren Trail State Park. USS City of South Haven (ID-2527) was a transport ship for the United States Navy at the close of World War I. Before the war, she was a passenger steamship that sailed as SS City of South Haven on the Great Lakes. In post-war civilian service she operated as SS City of Miami between Florida and Cuba before returning to the Great Lakes as SS E.G. Crosby. She was scrapped in 1942 following a fire. SS City of South Haven was built in 1903 by Craig Shipbuilding of Toledo, Ohio for Dunkley-Williams and Company of South Haven, Michigan. She was sold to the Chicago and South Haven Steamship Company of Chicago, Illinois in 1906. City of South Haven operated commercially on the Great Lakes, primarily Lake Michigan, until early 1918. This Undivided Back Era postcard, mailed in 1907, is in good condition. S. Langsdorf & Co. New York. Germany. No. 8. 106.