Houghton in Houghton County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Trinity Episcopal Church

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 14, 2014

1. Trinity Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Many of the Cornish miners, storekeepers and mining captains who immigrated to this area during the Copper Country mining boom (1842-1860) were Anglicans. On July 17, 1860, the Reverend Samuel A. McCoskry, Episcopal Bishop of Michigan, met with nine Houghton and Hancock businessmen to establish a parish. The group held its first public worship services on September 15, 1860. At its first vestry meeting on July 13, 1861, the name Trinity Church was adopted. The present Jacobsville sandstone church was completed in 1910. Located on the site of an earlier wooden church, the present building has an interior design influenced by the Oxford Movement. The sanctuary's attractive wood carvings are the handiwork of Aloysius Lang of Oberammergau.

Erected 1987 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1319.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1910.

Location. 47° 7.263′ N, 88° 34.274′ W. Marker is in Houghton, Michigan, in Houghton County. It is on East Montezuma Avenue (U.S. 41) 0.1 miles west of Pewabic Street, on the right when traveling

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east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Houghton MI 49931, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

and in Copper Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and on Lake Superior’s South Shore Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Growth and Change (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Houghton County Courthouse / Houghton County (about 600 feet away); Municipal and Cultural Activities (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grace Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Houghton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hotels and Saloons (approx. ¼ mile away); Industry (approx. ¼ mile away); Copper Range Railroad Depot 1899 (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Houghton.

Also see . . . The Episcopal Church. (Submitted on August 16, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 14, 2014

2. Trinity Episcopal Church Marker

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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 14, 2014

3. Trinity Episcopal Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.