The Nashes of Crystal Lake

Civil War veteran, farmer, politician, and businessman Jay Elijah Nash was born on March 29, 1843, in Hadley, Massachusetts. At the age of 18, he enlisted in the Union with Company D of the 27th … Read more

The Crystal Baths

In 1880 Floyd E. Nash purchased 40 acres on the eastern shore of Crystal Lake. Floyd is probably best remembered for his Nash Land and Fuel Company, but in 1916 he opened a bath house … Read more