Author: Clarence J. MonettePublisher:
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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The Copper Range Railroad
Author: Clarence J. MonettePublisher:
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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Volumes 1 to 33
Author: United States. Emergency Board (Carriers and Employees, Non-operating, 1943)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
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Interstate Commerce Commission Reports
Author: United States. Interstate Commerce CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Interstate commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 1172
Book Description
Houghton County, 1870-1920
Author: Richard E. TaylorPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738540511
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"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.
The Manual of Statistics
Author: The Manual of Statistics
Author: Charles M. GoodsellPublisher:
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Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 1148
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Orders and Opinions of the Michigan Public Utilities Commission
Author: Michigan Public Utilities CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
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Orders and Opinions of the Michigan Public Service Commission
Author: Michigan. Public Service CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 822
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Orders and Opinions
Author: Michigan. Public Service CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Public utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 868
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