Cause & Effects of SH

Cause #1  SH is founded in 1787 by Ottawa, Miami and Pottawattami tribes

Effect #1  Native American tribe sustainably use the land, preserving it for future generations

Cause #2  J.R. Monroe receives land grant on Lake Michigan

Effect # 2  South Haven is founded in 1833

Cause # 3  In the1850s, people permanently settled SH

Effect # 6  More Fruit Industry Jobs Transportation (shipping) Picking Processing plant Canning  More $

Effect # 3  More homes, shops, & businesses will be made  Natural resources will diminish

Cause # 4  Booming Lumber Industry >40 years

Cause #6  Booming Fruit Industry peaches, apples, & blueberries

Effect # 4  Shipyards & sawmills created  More jobs: Lumber jacks, ship yard workers, sawmill work  More $ in SH  More homes, business, churches, schools, & shops built  Lots cleared land

Cause # 5  Lots of cleared land b/c of booming lumber industry

Effect # 5  Land used by farmers Mostly fruit farmers  More room to construct new buildings

Cause # 7  Tourist Magnet

Effect # 7  More homes & hotels built  More businesses  More tourist industry jobs  MORE $$$ to SH

Cause # 8  Automobile camp comes to town

Effect # 8  More cars less horses  Good paying jobs  More $$$ to SH  Replaces amusement park  1920s-1930s

Cause # 9  Blueberry Festival 1969

Effect # 9  More tourists More $$$  Temporary jobs

Cause # 10  Piano Factory outsourced in 1980s

Effect # 10  LESS jobs for SH  People lose source of income  More jobs in Mexico