Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Lake Michigan” in region 9, place 25 of George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America, together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published: description of towns and cities.:

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a city of 250,000 pop., on Lake Michigan and Chicago River. The great Metropolis of the North-western States. Railroads centre here from all points, making it the great central depot for the shipment of the various products of the West ...
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Lake Michigan (United States) 232 30 0 0 0 user votes

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