Train Arriving in Port Hope
The long awaited railroad reached Port Hope in October of 1903, providing both freight and passenger service on a year-round basis.
Engine House
After a 1910 fire destroyed the Harbor Beach roundhouse, . . . — — Map (db m225905) HM
AMVETS Post 115
Post chartered Dec. 1948, with 30 members.
Site purchased 1971
Post home completed 1973
Flag pole donated by Post Auxiliary — — Map (db m226072) HM
Brigantine E. Cohen- US #8192
Length- 116.16 ft. Beam- 26 ft. Depth- 9 ft.
Built - Henry D. Root - Lorain, Ohio - 1867
Sank-October 18, 1890 - Port Hope Reef
Crew Rescued by: Pointe aux Barques Life Saving Station
Discovered by: . . . — — Map (db m226686) HM
A standard 600-footer with breadth of 58 feet and drawing 27.4 feet, the Daniel J. Morrell was a turn-of-the-century bulk freighter hauling limestone, coal, iron ore and taconite.
The Morrell was one of the few documented cases of a great . . . — — Map (db m226212) HM
Dedicated to the sailors of Lake Huron
This anchor was lost by the schooner E Cook about 1880 while battling a terrific storm in the vicinity of the dock at Port Hope. The anchor was salvaged in the summer of 1931 and erected by the . . . — — Map (db m225985) HM
The Great Lakes were formed 20,000 years ago when the third ice age, containing ice two miles high, melted and retreated. The ice was so heavy and powerful it gouged out the earth's surface and created the Great Lakes. Approximately 3,500-4,000 . . . — — Map (db m226673) HM
You have to go out, but you do not have to come back
This flag is dedicated to the men of the United States
Life Saving Service, Station 2 10th. District,
Pointe aux Barques Lifesaving Station, Port Hope, MI.
Seven Surfman rowed out in . . . — — Map (db m226678) HM
In 1875 the supply ship Haze delivered materials to Pointe au Barques to construct a lifesaving
station located 300 yards south of the lighthouse. September 15, 1876 the Class A station opened
in the morning, making it the first . . . — — Map (db m226650) HM
Flammable oils burned in the lighthouse lantern were stored in this
building. Some types of oils used were whale oil, lard oil, rape seed
oil and kerosene.
On August 13, 1892 the lighthouse supply ship delivered the materials
to construct . . . — — Map (db m226163) HM
In 1872, the citizens
of Port Hope
constructed a new
two storied school
building on the
corner of School and
Second Streets. In
1927, the school
building was torn
down, saving the bell
tower roof.
For many years
the old tower . . . — — Map (db m225986) HM
After a ninety mile trip up Lake Huron, in April of 1848, Peter and Catharine Shook, with their eight children, saw their new home. Out of the thick forest there was a three acre opening containing a house with a twenty-eight foot detached tower. . . . — — Map (db m226661) HM
This chimney was built in 1858 by John Geltz. It is all that remains of the lumber mill established that year by William R. Stafford. Port Hope grew up around the mill. For a score of years this town was a center of lumbering in the Thumb. It also . . . — — Map (db m41202) HM
Port Hope became incorporated as a
village in 1887. During the centennial
celebration in 1987, it was decided to
create a time capsule to preserve
memorabilia. On July 2, 1989 a
container filled with a variety of items
was buried at this . . . — — Map (db m225984) HM
November 8, 9th & 10th are three days remembered as the worst storm in Great Lakes history. The
storm that became known as The White Hurricane was created out of warm air from the Gulf of Mexico
and the first arctic air from the far . . . — — Map (db m226685) HM
In 1872, Congress appropriated the funds necessary to
construct a US Life-Saving Station (LSS) at Pointe aux Barques,
Michigan. The building in front of you is a "Type 1875" USLSS
boathouse that was constructed in 1876. As . . . — — Map (db m226691) HM
