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They also built a bridge across Grand river at Trail street; this was a very temporary affair, and was covered with poles, but was a great improvement to the ford, which, with the low ground approaching it, was in the fall and winter nearly impassable, and at times quite so. During the winter there was also a log bridge built across Grand river at Main street. This was the pioneer road-work, street-work, and bridge-building in Jackson city and county. As for the roads and streets, they were not in existence except in name and blaze. The trees had not been cut down, or if they had, the stumps and brush were still there, so that
the way-farer was fortunate if he found a well denned path from house to house, and the traveler was guided on his wearisome way, not by any-well denned road or track, but by the blazes in the trees, which he had come well to understand, and which he kept under his observation while pursuing his travels.
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