The U.P. Town of Pickford, Michigan: 1900s-1920s
The unincorporated community of Pickford, Michigan is split in two counties: Chippewa and Mackinac.
The town was named after Charles Pickford traveled from Ontario into the Upper Peninsula in 1877 and decided to homestead along the Munuscong River. Earlier that year, three other Canadian guys - James Clegg, John Crawford, and William Gough – arrived here, loved it, and decided to make this place their home and create a town. They went back to Canada to prepare for the tedious trip of packing up and moving.
However, when they returned, they discovered that Mr. Pickford arrived while they were gone and made his home on the land the other three were planning on homesteading. No harm done, and the others made their homes in the same area. Hearing about this new fertile land and perfect settling site, others began arriving.
A post office began operating in 1880 and Pickford began to grow.
These days, Pickford retains many of its original downtown buildings that reflect how lives were lived and towns were built following the Civil War.
Pickford, Michigan: 1900s-1920s
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