We explore the ruins of an abandoned factory – formerly the Rowe Manufacturing Company – in rural Newaygo, Michigan.

The internal power plant’s structure still exists over a century later. The ruins have two, still flowing, water races. They used to provide power to a large manufacturing plant which produced a variety of wood products.

The video outlines the exploration. Below, you will find documents from the Newaygo County Museum and Heritage Center. These documents include an oral history interview from a worker who helped clear the building after it was abandoned, excepts from the Newaygo Republican Newspaper and some pictures.

If you have any connection with this former plant, please let us know in the comments below.