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Category : Houghton County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1370

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Author: Steve Lehto
Publisher: Momentum Books LLC
ISBN: 9781879094857
Category : Geologists
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The name "Houghton" is well-known to Michiganians. It graces a city, a county, a lake, waterfalls, schools, and more. But what made Douglass Houghton such a "star?" As the fledgling state's first geologist, he found more than any explorer before him from salt springs to gypsum. His reports helped launch a "rush" to the Keweenaw Peninsula's Copper Country. He also found time to be elected mayor of Detroit and teach at the University of Michigan, all before the age of thirty-six. Here's his story.

Author: Jennifer Billock
Publisher: 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.

Author: Moses Purnell Handy
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Languages : en
Pages : 2108

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Author: Michigan. Legislature. Senate
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Category : Legislative journals
Languages : en
Pages : 772

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Includes extra sessions.

Author: Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives
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Category : Legislative journals
Languages : en
Pages : 974

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Includes extra sessions.

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Category : Storms
Languages : en
Pages : 488

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Author: Michigan
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Languages : en
Pages : 796

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Author: United States. Naval Electronic Systems Command
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Category : Communications, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Languages : en
Pages : 48

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