Historical Markers in Negaunee, Michigan

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Historical Markers in Negaunee, Michigan

1 ► Michigan, Marquette County, Negaunee — 1921 CR 510 Bridge —

The County Road 510 steel truss bridge over the Dead River owes its existence to the passage of a few key Acts by the Michigan Legislature in the early 1900's. The first of these acts was the Trunk Line Act of 1913, which provided for the laying out . . . — — Map (db m198443) HM

2 ► Michigan, Marquette County, Negaunee — 2010 CR 510 Bridge —

In March of 1999, the Marquette County Road Commission (MCRC) received word from the State of Michigan that critical bridge funding for replacing the CR 510 Bridge over the Dead River had been approved. It was at this time that the planning process . . . — — Map (db m198444) HM

3 ► Michigan, Marquette County, Negaunee — S2 — Jackson Mine —

On this spot on Sept. 19, 1844, William A. Burt, a deputy government surveyor, was the first to discover the great Lake Superior iron ore deposits. Peculiar fluctuations in his magnetic compass led Burt to ask his men to seek the cause, and they . . . — — Map (db m76314) HM

4 ► Michigan, Marquette County, Negaunee, Negaunee Township — 16 — Laughing Whitefish — Michigan Legal Milestone —

Marji-Gesick a Chippewa chief was hired in 1845 to locate a valuable iron ore deposit about three miles from here. He was paid with a Certificate of Interest entitling him to stock in the company. That action led to a landmark Michigan supreme . . . — — Map (db m253997) HM

5 ► Michigan, Marquette County, Negaunee — S35 — Marquette Iron Range —

The first of the immensely rich Lake Superior iron ore deposits to be discovered and mined were those of the Marquette Iron Range. In 1844 William A. Burt and his surveying party discovered outcroppings of iron ore south of Teal Lake. This area soon . . . — — Map (db m153993) HM

6 ► Michigan, Marquette County, Negaunee, Negaunee Township — Tragedy Underground — Barnes-Hecker Mine Tragedy — Nov 3, 1926 —

The 1928 Barnes-Hecker Mine disaster was the worst mining accident in Michigan history. Fifty-one men died when the mine flooded without warning on November 3, 1826. In fifteen minutes the mine filled with water and sand. Rutherford J. (Wilfred) . . . — — Map (db m253978) HM

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