Sandstone under Battle Creek

dc.identifier.other	r01_0001	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/15682
dc.description	The foundations of Battle Creek are of a brown sandstone of the Carboniferous age, known as the Marshall sandstones. In later times glaciers with their ice and water helped to both cover and erode the surface of the sandstone. After glacial times as the climate warmed, vegetation and animal life spread over the country again, giving Michigan the greatest variety of vegetation to be found in any equal area of the globe. When life conditions became favorable once more, early races of men followed along and enjoyed life freely from the bounties spread before them. They had an eye for beauty and ease of life, the same as ourselves, and selected for living grounds the shores of our beautiful lakes and streams. Later came the French pioneers, who for more than a century had trading posts and other contacts with the red men. The French had three main posts in Michigan, Detroit, Mackinaw and St. Joseph on Lake Michigan. An Indian trail ran from St. Joseph to Detroit, in 1831 the route of the trail was followed by the surveyors who laid out the first road, which was called the "Territorial Road."	en_US
dc.language.iso	En	en_US
dc.subject	Geology	en_US
dc.title	Sandstone under Battle Creek	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US