Johannesburg

Slides 119 – 129

 

While Gaylord was growing into a sizeable community, several other places played an important role in the economy of the county.  .  A few miles north is Vanderbilt.  To the west, Elmira .  To the east, Johannesburg .  To the south, Waters.  Unfortunately we were unable to obtain very many photographs of these places. 

2.  The Johannesburg Manufacturing Company produced lumber and lumber products in large quantities for a period of over 25 years.  Fro their employees, the company built frame homes and a church.  The church is now used as a community building and some of the home homes are still in use.

3.  A school was erected and the company operated a general store.  When lumbering stopped, agriculture moved in.  Today Johannesburg is largely a farming and resort area.