Eagle River in Keweenaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Douglass Houghton
Michigan's First State Geologist
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 2, 2017
1. Douglass Houghton Marker
of
Douglass Houghton
Michigan’s
first State Geologist
Born Sept. 21, 1809
Drowned in Lake Superior
off Eagle River, Oct. 13, 1845
Erected by
the Keweenaw Historical Society
the Home Fortnightly Club
the Women’s Clubs and
the Citizens of Houghton and
Keweenaw Counties
Dedicated 1914
Erected 1914 by Keweenaw Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is September 21, 1809.
Location. 47° 24.68′ N, 88° 17.957′ W. Marker is in Eagle River, Michigan, in Keweenaw County. Marker is at the intersection of Michigan Route 26 and West Main Street, on the right when traveling west on State Route 26. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mohawk MI 49950, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Eagle River (a few steps from this marker); Joseph Blight, Sr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lake Shore Drive Bridge / Eagle River (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Douglass Houghton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Main Street Bridge Project (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sand Hills Lighthouse
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Also see . . . Douglass Houghton. Douglass Houghton was an American geologist and physician. His efforts on behalf of the State of Michigan contributed greatly to the discovery and subsequent commercial exploitation of copper in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. On the night of October 12, 1845, while completing a survey against warnings from his colleagues, Houghton and two of his colleagues drowned when their small boat capsized in Lake Superior during a sudden storm. Houghton's remains were discovered the next spring and brought to Detroit to be interred in Elmwood Cemetery. (Submitted on July 14, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 2, 2017
2. Douglass Houghton Memorial
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 2, 2017
3. Douglass Houghton Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on September 13, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 14, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
