by
Plank, Lisa Barker, Lowell Area Historical Museum
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2010
Settlement of the Lowell area centered on the confluence of the Grand and Flat Rivers. Joseph and Magdaleine LaFramboise first established a fur trading post near the Ottawa village, Segwun, where the rivers meet. The community grew as settlers poured into the area attracted by the growing lumber industry...