Lakeside Cemetery
Lakeside Cemetery
City of Muskegon
Crozier and Denmark Streets
(Also known as 8th Ward Cemetery)
Lakeside Cemetery Map 1 Lakeside Cemetery Map 2
The City of Muskegon serves as caretaker for four cemeteries in the city, Evergreen, Lakeside, Oakwood, and Restlawn. The phone number is 231-724-6783.
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Lakeside was originally part of Muskegon Township. In 1865, it was split off to become part of Laketon Township, but the residents were not happy as Muskegon Lake cut them off from the rest of the township. In 1875 Lakeside Township was formed. It included the villages of Lakeside, Bluffton, and Port Sherman.
The description is Lot-Block-Range.
History
“Lakeside today, from Ruddiman Creek to the Central Paper Company Plant, shows a great contrast to its condition in 1889. In October, 1888, a fire destroyed all the main business district which was practically the same as it is now (1950) from Torrent Street and Lakeshore Drive to Moon Street.
On the corner of Mann Street where a drugstore has been for many years, was the grocery store of A. L. Johnson. Next was Soderberg’s Shoe Store. In the next store, east, William Peer had a grocery store and next was a building owned by Davis Tent No. 302 of Maccabees which was the last one burned in that row.
Next to the Maccabee Building, a new store was under construction and east of that was a new brick building owned by William Peer in which the post office was located. A change in wind direction saved that. There were families living above all the stores.
West from Mann Street toward Moon Street were two buildings owned by John Anderson and occupied by a pool room and a meat market with John Smith, Proprietor. Adjoining them was a building owned by the Scandinavian Stock company which had a grocery store and a hall above where a Scandinavian Society met. The company had sheds and a $1,500 barn back of the store. Families lived above the Anderson stores and all buildings in that block were completely destroyed.
Mills had been closing and one large one removed to Wisconsin. Many of the Scandinavian people were moving to Oregon. Village officials presented a petition for annexation to city council of Muskegon and in January, 1889 all the territory west of Ruddiman Creek became the 8th Ward of Muskegon. In February, 1889 electric lights were place in Lakeside and in March the property owners on Lake Street, now Lakeshore drive, petitioned to have the street paved 30 feet in width with 6-inch cedar blocks. In July, the city spread sawdust and bark over the sand.
In July, 1889 also, the houses and business places in Lakeside were numbered in preparation for free mail delivery. Rebuilding in the burned district had commenced and Stewart E. Johnson, who had come to Muskegon in 1882 and was clerk in A. L. Johnson’s grocery at the time of the fire, had plans made for a three-story building on part of the land between Mann and Torrent Streets.
August 1, 1889, the Weekly Chronicle stated ‘The Johnson block is nearly completed. Mr. Johnson’s family moved into it this week and the hotel will be ready for occupancy in about two weeks. Anyone desiring a homelike boarding place with all the room they need to be comfortable will find it there.’
There was a large hall on the third floor for social affairs and on August 25th announcement was made that a grand opening ball would be given in Johnson’s new hall in Lakeside. Another ball was given in September and people from main part of the city were assured of transportation by street cars.
That hall was a popular place for several years. In September, 1889, with the locating of Chase Brothers Piano Factory, and followed by Central Paper Company, the new hotel was assured of patronage. The stores on the street level were rented without difficulty.
There was a West End Drug Store there in 1891 with Dechamps and Rochon proprietors. There has been a drug store there ever since. The Johnson block changed ownership a few times. Before April, 1903, the building was owned by Dr. F. W. Garber, Sr., and Dr. George B. Williams, and Norman B. Lawson. Dr. Garber sold his interest to Mr. Lawson and in April, 1903 he sold to Dr. Williams and in 1917 the William’s estate sold its interest to Isaac Grossman. The two upper floors were removed in the fall of 1940.”
(“Know Muskegon” column by C. H. Yates in Muskegon Chronicle, July 22, 1950.)
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List updated 2012.
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