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Author: cyoder90
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The property was occupied by the Wabash Portland Cement Company, which operated from 1900
to 1941. It was started by Emil Stroh, a member of the Stroh Brewery family in Detroit.
While on a fishing trip to Big Turkey Lake, he noticed that the area contained large
deposits of marl and clay, two ingredients of cement, and started a company to use them.
It is located at the southwest end of Big Turkey Lake in the village of Elmira, just
north of the town of Stroh.
The house was called the "Laboratory" because the company's laboratory
was on the first floor. The second and third floors were living quarters for the Stroh
family whenever they came to visit.
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