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Comstock Park’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Comstock Park. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Comstock Park’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story

How Comstock Park came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Comstock Park.

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In 1838, a settlement known as North's Mill was established by Daniel North. The name changed to Mill Creek in 1848. The area became a major transportation hub, serving both the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad and Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad, and set the tone for becoming the northern Grand Rapids-area crossroads it is today. It was renamed Comstock Park in 1906 after politician Charles C. Comstock, who served the district in the U.S. House of Representatives for one term from 1885–1887.

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By decade

Comstock Park, decade by decade

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Holy Trinity-Comstock Park2020Holy Trinity-Comstock Park Wahlfield Park2019Wahlfield Park Strawberry Creek2019Strawberry Creek Pine Island Dr. Bridge2019Pine Island Dr. Bridge Riverside Hotel2014Riverside Hotel Alpine Cemetery2014Alpine Cemetery Santa and Mrs. Claus2009Santa and Mrs. Claus MIMap-doton-ComstockPark2005MIMap-doton-ComstockPark
Then & now

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