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I. Report on the Historic Use of the Property Commonly Known as the Kalamazoo State Hospital Colony Farm, the Michigan State University Agricultural Experiment Orchard, and the Lee Baker Farm.

Summary: Larry B. Massie, a well known local historian, was hired to conduct a historical study of land uses of the Colony Farm Orchard, Asylum Lake Property and the Lee Baker Farm.

By Larry B. Massie
9, February 1991

Contents:

I. Kalamazoo State Hospital Colony Farm

II. Table of Agricultural Products at the Colony Farm

III. The Colony Farm Orchard

IV. The Lee Baker Farm

V. References

 

II. An Archeological Assessment of the Asylum Lake/Colony Farm Orchard Property in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Summary: This report presents the results of documentary research concerning land-use practices and a pedestrian survey in the project area to assess its archaeological sensitivity.

Rory J. Becker and Michael S. Nassaney, 2005

Contents:

1. Title Page

2. Abstract

3. Acknowledgements

4. Table of Contents

5. List of Figures

6. Chapter 1- Introduction

7. Chapter 2 - Historic Overview and Background Research

8. Chapter 3 - Methodology and Results

9. Chapter 4 - Conclusions and Recommendations

10. Appendix A - Survey Results and Photographic Log

11. References Cited

 

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