On U.S. 41 at Mandan Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 41.
Early Indian footpaths became the trails for explorers, missionaries and fur traders, who came to carve out homes in Michigan’s wilderness. The early settlers began to widen and improve these trails, which became the majority of Michigan’s primary . . . — — Map (db m152799) HM
On State Highway 26 at West Main Street, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 26.
First settled in the early 1840’s by prospectors looking for copper deposits. Was later the shipping port for the famous Cliff and other nearby copper mines, and was very active in the 1850’s. In 1855 there were two breweries, 32 saloons, and three . . . — — Map (db m152746) HM
On Michigan Route 26 at West Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Michigan Route 26.
In Memory 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 . . . — — Map (db m181727) HM
On East Lakeshore Drive 0.1 miles east of Isle Royale Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Amphidrome. The Amphidrome stood on this site from 1902 until 1927, when it burned. The first hockey game was played in the arena on December 29, 1902, when Portage Lake beat the University of Toronto, 13-2. The Amphidrome was the home of . . . — — Map (db m76308) HM
Douglass Houghton, Michigan's first
state geologist, conducted a systematic
geological survey of Michigan and the
Upper Peninsula from 1837 to 1845. In
the area around Copper Harbor once
mined by Indigenous people, Houghton
sampled veins of . . . — — Map (db m254442) HM
Near Delaware Road (State Highway 586) 0.2 miles north of U.S. 41.
The Delaware mine was a failure, but it wasn't for lack of trying. Spurred on by the great success of the nearby Cliff and Central mines, the Northwest Company, the Pennsylvania Mining Company, the Delaware Mining Company, the Conglomerate Mining . . . — — Map (db m153983) HM
On State Highway 26 at 4th Street on State Highway 26.
Lake Shore Drive Bridge. This bridge, completed in 1915, was one of two bridges erected simultaneously by the Michigan State Highway Department across the Eagle River. The second was located in nearby Phoenix. Prior to 1915 a Pratt through . . . — — Map (db m106210) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
