The junior hunt
Junior surveyors Seven questions. Every answer is on an old map.
Seven questions for young hunters and their families. Every answer is on an old map or in an old directory, and every question tells you where to look. Find all seven and earn the Junior surveyor badge.
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How many hotels are listed in the 1860 Cassopolis directory?
Look here: Who was in Cassopolis. Count the entries under “Hotels”.
H. B. Shurter of Cassopolis printed a newspaper. What was it called?
Look here: Search the roll for Shurter. Look at what is written after his name.
What did A. B. Culver of Paw Paw make?
Look here: Who was in Paw Paw. His trade is written beside his name.
G. A. Colby of Dowagiac ran a mill. What was it called?
Look here: Search the roll for Colby. Then find the mill at the bottom of the Dowagiac plan.
Name one of the flouring mills in the 1860 Niles directory.
Look here: Mills in Niles. They had names, in quotation marks.
On the 1861 plan of Goshen, what building stands in the square between Third and Main?
Look here: Goshen, 1861 and today. It has a cross-shaped roof. Zoom in.
Who was the Post Master of Paw Paw in 1860?
Look here: Who was in Paw Paw. Look under “Miscellaneous”.
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