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White plaque № 58697

Marquette, United States

Harlow Farms First Homestead The dry stacked stone basement foundation before you is all that remains of the Amos and Olive Harlow homestead here at Harlow Farms. The Harlows were one of the earliest pioneering families in Marquette, arriving by steamship in 1849. Amos built a sawmill and this small

house here in the late 1850's. The picture was taken of the homestead in the 1870's looking north from across the creek behind you. The home was two stories with the first room for living and cooking

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