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Black and white photograph of workers at the Wylie Cooperage Company factory with barrel staves. The cooperage operated from 1897 to 1914, and made barrels from the hardwood that remained after lumbering ended in the Pine forests. The Manistee &…

A view of the factory from the lake. Note the railroad tressle and the raft with a winch for lifting sunken logs. The trees on the left are now in the Interlochen State Park.
The Wylie Cooperage factory and the small company village of Wylie were…

Wylie baseball team. Each community had a team and played the neighboring town's team.
The Wylie Cooperage factory and the small company village of Wylie were both located on Duck Lake just north of the State Park. They made barrels, between 1897…