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COUNTY HISTORY |
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AHMEEK
City of Ahmeek |
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Fort Wilkins |
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Monument Douglas Houghton |
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Isle Royale |
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History of Phoenix Mining |
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Keweenaw County was set off from Houghton on March 11,1861, the county seat was located at Kagle River, and the first
election was held in the fall of the same year. Keweenaw county as yet remains relatively undeveloped, but as the natural resources
of the county come in for their share of exploitation, it may take its place among the larger and influential counties of the Peninsula.
A history of the upper peninsula of Michigan ... Author: Fuller, George N. (George Newman), 1873-1957) |
| Keweenaw, Houghton, and Ontonagon counties are considered the copper counties of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, for it's within their limits that the major portion of the copper has been mined. The unquestioned leaders in the mining of this metal are the Calumet & Hecla and the Quincy Mining companies, the former of which is one of the largest in the United States, and the latter of which, while it is not as large, is favorably known for the large dividends it has always paid. The Quincy concern was incorporated March 30, 1848, with a capita! of $500,000, was reincorporated in 1878 for a second period of thirty years and with a capital stock of $1,000,000, subsequently increased to $2,500,000, and entered upon its third thirty-year period of incorporation in 1908 with a capital stock of $3,750,000. The mine at Hancock was originally explored in 1856. The lands of the company now cover a large area, extending from the northern shore of Portage lake to a point half way between Hancock and Calumet, property that was acquired, in large part, from other mining enterprises, including the Pewabic Mining company, whose affairs were closed in 1905 and transferred to the Quincy Mining company at that time. The company has been aggressive in the acquirement of extensive docks at Hancock, has built its own railroad to connect its various mines, smelters, and mills, and has spared no pains to equip its mines with the most modern machinery of all kinds. |
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