Allegan County Heritage Trail
Tour
The Allegan County Tourist Council has developed a
self-guided tour so that people can discover and have
adventures into the history, sights and sounds of Allegan
County. This
tour will allow people to see historic villages and towns as
well as bountiful farmlands and orchards which were and still
are the backbone of this rural county. More information on the
Heritage Trail Tour can be found at www.allegancounty.org/heritagetrail/. This
tour has numerous stops, but it is not necessary to do them
in order, they can be completed in any order.
We plan to place caches at each historic stop along
this tour. Our
goal with this series is to have fun, but also to enjoy the
beautiful sites of Allegan County. We also hope that we can
bring some history of the area to people who are
interested. Now
let’s get on with our journey.
Welcome to Wayland
The city of Wayland was first settled by Nelson
Chambers in 1838. Then it was known as
Chamber’s Corners. Chambers built a small
cabin at the Southeast corner of what is now Main Street and
Superior Street.
This was added on to and became Wayland’s first hotel called
the Wayland House.
Like most of the towns on this tour, Wayland was
also visited by fire.
The 1902 fire destroyed the Southwest block of Main and Superior
Street. One building
was left standing – the little red barn you can see today behind
Wayland Hardware is that building.
Take some time to walk around the town, and see if you can
find the little red barn. Here’s some
help….GC192YW.
You will be looking for a small container. Watch out for
young muggles. There will be a little bushwaking
involved. Have Fun!
The FTF Prize is a
unactivated geocoin.