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Category : Houghton County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1370
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Houghton County Directories
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Category : Houghton County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1370
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Houghton County, 1870-1920
Author: Richard E. TaylorPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738540511
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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"Go West, young man . . ." When Horace Greeley made his famous statement in the pages of Harper's Weekly, he was not referring to the goldfields of the late-1840s California, he was speaking of Michigan's western Upper Peninsula. In the mid- to late 1840s, Michigan's copper resources were rediscovered by state geologist Douglass Houghton, setting off a mining boom rivaled only by the gold rush of 1849. The richest copper and silver ores, and even some gold, were found in the mines of Houghton County. Famous mines such as "Old Reliable," the Quincy mine, and the Calumet and Hecla mines gave up billions of tons of pure native copper and millions of dollars to eastern investors for over 100 years. Railroads, steamship lines, and eventually trolley lines served Houghton County, offering connection to the outside world. Between 1850 and 1920, mining companies attracted immigrants from Cornwall, England; Germany; Italy; Finland; Ireland; the Austro-Hungarian empire; and French Canada. The area was a true melting pot. Although this era of prosperity saw the rise of labor unions, the period culminated in the tragic and unsuccessful strike of 1913.
Keweenaw County
Author: Jennifer BillockPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439645132
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Although the largest Michigan county with land and water combined, Keweenaw County is also the most sparsely populatedat least during the vicious winters. The population blooms in the summertime when seasonal residents come in droves to enjoy their little slice of heaven. The county was formed in 1861 as an offshoot of Houghton County and now encompasses the top half of the Keweenaw Peninsula, where Michigans Upper Peninsula juts north into Lake Superior. Throughout the 1800s, the area was at the center of the copper mining boom, spurring construction of Fort Wilkins in Copper Harbor. The military outpost served to keep order among miners and the areas native inhabitants, the Ojibwa. Moving through time, Keweenaw County would also serve as a hub for the maritime, fishing, and lumbering industries before becoming the resort community it is today.
Keneeaw Waterway O&M, Houghton County
Author: Keweenaw Waterway Confined Disposal Facility, Houghton County
Author: Houghton County Memorial Airport Reconstruction
Author: Houghton County Comprehensive Plan, Report Six
Author: Houghton County Planning CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Houghton County (Mich.)
Languages : en
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Soil Survey of Houghton County Area, Michigan
Author: Charles SchwennerPublisher:
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Category : Soil surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Biographical Record
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Category : Baraga County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Know Your County
Author: League of Women Voters of Hancock and Houghton, MichPublisher:
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Category : Houghton County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 43
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