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Historical Markers in Houghton County

 
Clickable Map of Houghton County, Michigan and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Houghton County, MI (31) Baraga County, MI (18) Iron County, MI (26) Keweenaw County, MI (39) Marquette County, MI (42) Ontonagon County, MI (5)  HoughtonCounty(31) Houghton County (31)  BaragaCounty(18) Baraga County (18)  IronCounty(26) Iron County (26)  KeweenawCounty(39) Keweenaw County (39)  MarquetteCounty(42) Marquette County (42)  OntonagonCounty(5) Ontonagon County (5)
Houghton is the county seat for Houghton County
Adjacent to Houghton County, Michigan
Baraga County (18)  ►
Iron County (26)  ►
Keweenaw County (39)  ►
Marquette County (42)  ►
Ontonagon County (5)  ►
 
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1 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Calumet — L0112 — Calumet Theater —
On 6th Street at Elm Street, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street.
2 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Calumet — Clearing the Way —
On Red Jacket Road 0.1 miles east of 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.
3 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Calumet — Float Copper —
On Calumet Avenue (U.S. 41) at Red Jacket Drive on Calumet Avenue.
4 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Calumet — L1089 — St. Paul the Apostle Church —
On Eighth Street at Oak Street, on the right when traveling south on Eighth Street.
5 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Calumet — L1714 — Suomi Synod —
On Depot Street at Hecla Street, on the right when traveling west on Depot Street.
6 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Calumet — 30 — The Copper Country —
Near U.S. 41 0.5 miles north of Airport Park Road, on the right when traveling north.
7 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Calumet — L1337 — The Italian Hall / Italian Hall Tragedy —
On Seventh Street at Elm Street, on the right when traveling south on Seventh Street.
8 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Calumet, Calumet Township — C & H: The Copper Giant —
On Red Jacket Road.
9 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Hancock — 321 Quincy Street —
On Quincy Street (U.S. 41) east of North Montezuma Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
10 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Hancock — L519 — Hancock / Town Hall and Fire Hall — Registered Michigan Historic Site —
On Quincy Street (U.S. 41) at Montezuma Street, on the right when traveling west on Quincy Street.
11 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Hancock — S211 — Old Main / Suomi College —
On Quincy Street (U.S. 41) at Dakota Street, on the right when traveling west on Quincy Street.
12 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Hancock — The Finnish American National Historical Archive & Museum — Mennyt, nykyinen ja tuleva (Past, Present and Future) —
On Quincy Street (U.S. 41) at Mesnard Street, on the right when traveling west on Quincy Street.
13 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Hancock — The First Finnish Newspaper in America —
On Quincy Street at Reservation Street, on the right when traveling west on Quincy Street.
14 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — Clubs and Associations — Historic Houghton —
On Shelden Avenue (U.S. 41) at Portage Street, on the left when traveling west on Shelden Avenue.
15 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — Copper Range Railroad Depot 1899 — Historic Houghton —
On West Lakeshore Drive 0.2 miles west of Quincy Street, on the left when traveling west.
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16 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — L2162 — Grace Methodist Church —
On Isle Royale Street north of East Houghton Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
17 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — Growth and Change — Historic Houghton —
On Shelden Avenue (U.S. 41) at Quincy Street, on the right when traveling west on Shelden Avenue.
18 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — Historic Houghton — Northwest corner of Shelden & Isle Royale streets — Shelden-Dee, Early 1900s —
On Shelden Street (U.S. 41) at Isle Royale Street, on the right when traveling west on Shelden Street.
19 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — Historic Houghton — Winter and Snow —
Near East Lakeshore Drive.
20 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — L1936 — Hoar Family Mausoleum —
Near MacInnes Drive.
21 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — Hotels and Saloons — Historic Houghton —
On Shelden Avenue (U.S. 41) at Isle Royale Street, on the right when traveling west on Shelden Avenue.
22 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — 431 — Houghton County Courthouse / Houghton County —
On East Houghton Avenue just east of Dodge Street, on the right when traveling east.
23 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — Industry — Historic Houghton —
On West Lakeshore Drive 0.2 miles west of Quincy Street, on the right when traveling west.
24 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — 93 — Michigan Tech —
On U.S. 41 at Macinnes Drive, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 41.
25 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — Municipal and Cultural Activities — Historic Houghton —
On East Montezuma Avenue (U.S. 41) at Huron Street, on the left when traveling east on East Montezuma Avenue.
26 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — 568 — St. Ignatius Loyola Church —
On East Houghton Avenue just east of Portage Street, on the right when traveling east.
27 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — S0690 — The Amphidrome / The Birth of Professional Hockey —
On East Lakeshore Drive 0.1 miles east of Isle Royale Street, on the right when traveling west.
28 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Houghton — L1319 — Trinity Episcopal Church —
On East Montezuma Avenue (U.S. 41) 0.1 miles west of Pewabic Street, on the right when traveling east.
29 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Jacobsville, Torch Lake Township — 532 — Finnish Lutheran Church / Jacobsville —
Near Red Rock Road near Jacobsville Road (County Route T-641), on the right when traveling east.
30 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Kenton, Duncan Township — The Beginning of the Ottawa —
On Michigan Route 28 just west of Harrison Street, on the right when traveling west.
31 ► Michigan, Houghton County, Laurium, Calumet Township — George Gipp Memorial —
On Lake Linden Avenue at Tamarack Street on Lake Linden Avenue.
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Nov. 10, 2026