Description

Born in Sweden on May 6th of 1839, Charles Lindberg immigrated to Grand Rapids in 1865. His obituary notes him as one of the earliest Swedish immigrants to West Michigan. He became successful as a gun smith and as the owner of Lindberg Gun Shop at 19 Pearl Street. He had 10 children, several of whom went into business with their father. On May 27, 1908, weeks after his 69th birthday, he passed away and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Grand Rapids. Artifacts collected from the Lindberg Gun Shop were donated to the Museum by Charles' children in the 1960's.

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