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Spikehorn meyers biography

          John E. ("Spikehorn") Meyer was born in in Winesburg, Ohio..

          Spikehorn was born in Ohio of Swiss immigrants, but moved to Michigan in his youth.

        1. One of the most colorful characters in our state's history, John E. 'Spikehorn' Meyer was born in Ohio on July 15, and traveled to Michigan in
        2. John E. ("Spikehorn") Meyer was born in in Winesburg, Ohio.
        3. He lived the frontier life in the ss in the upper peninsula of Michigan, still pretty much a wilderness even then.
        4. Spikehorn, as he was known far and near, was born John A. Meyer July 15, in Stark County, Ohio, and came to Shepherd in with his.

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          One of the most colorful characters in our state’s history, John E.

          ‘Spikehorn’ Meyer  was born in Ohio on July 15, 1870 and traveled to Michigan in 1876 with his family. His family purchased around 160 acres near present day Shepard, Michigan.

          During the course of his life, Spikehorn was a showman, naturalist, politician, coal miner, tile manufacturer, furniture builder, inventor, realtor, bear hunter, lumberjack, and above all, individualist.

          Spikehorn around 1900

          According to neighbors, Spikehorn’s interest in the woods and buckskins developed around 1930 when he opened his Bear and Deer Park as an entertaining rest stop on Highway 27 for tourists heading up North.

          Spikehorn and his friend, Red Eagle, dressed in buckskins for tourists and treated them to tales of their adventures in the woods. He was known for wearing buckskins all the time since they provided extra protection from sc