In 1872, Joseph Tarr Copeland entered into partnership with a group of Pontiac businessmen to expand his Castle into the splendid Orchard Lake Hotel. However, the Panic of 1873 and poor management drained away the financial resources of the hotel. Despite Copeland’s personal efforts, it was closed in 1877. The third era of fame for the Castle/Residence/Hotel structure began shortly after the closing of the Hotel when Col. J. Sumner Rogers, Professor of Military Science and Tactics in the Detroit High school under a Presidential Appointment, acquired the property for the establishment of the MICHIGAN MILITARY ACADEMY which opened in September 1877 with Col. Rogers as Superintendent.
Pike and Saginaw Street (Pontiac – 1884)
Object ID: 1985-001-055
Collection: Pontiac, PostcardSubjects: photographic, print, Ward
Pike and Saginaw Street (Pontiac – 1884) Pictured from Left to Right: Lawton Smith, Daniel Sutton, Joseph Sutton, Harry Tyler, John Sutton.
Corine Smith at 98 years old
Object ID: 1985-001-002
People: Smith, M. Corine
Collection: BiographySubjects: photographic, print, Ward
Corine Smith at 98 years old from The Eccentric newspaper dated May 30, 1983.