Silas C. Overpack
Silas C. Overpack (1841–1927) was a blacksmith, wheelwright, and businessman. He owned a shop (approx. 1868) in downtown Manistee at 87 Pine Street, Manistee, Michigan called S.C. Overpack Wagon, Carriage and Blacksmith Shop and is associated with the invention of Michigan logging wheels. These unusually large wagon wheels (10 feet in Diameter) were used in the timber industry for hauling logs in difficult terrain.
Personal facts
| Birth date | March 20, 1841 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1918 |
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