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Secret Societies |
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[A page out of the 1908 R. L. Polk & Co.'s Houghton County Directory - Calumet listing - Ancient Order of Hibernians; Ancient Order of United Workmen; B.P.O.E.; Foresters of America.] Scanned: March 31, 2011 |
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Secret Societies |
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[A page out of the 1908 R. L. Polk & Co.'s Houghton County Directory - Calumet listing - Fraternal Order of Eagles; Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Independent Order of B'Nai B'Rith; Independent Order of Rechabites] Scanned: March 31, 2011 |
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Secret Societies |
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[A page out of the 1908 R. L. Polk & Co.'s Houghton County Directory - Calumet listing - Juvenile Rechabites; Knights of the Golden Eagle; Knights of the Maccabees; Ladies of the Maccabees; Knights of Pythias; Modern Woodmen of America] Scanned: March 31, 2011 |
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Secret Societies |
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[A page out of the 1908 R. L. Polk & Co.'s Houghton County Directory - Calumet listing - Sons of St. George; Swedish United Sons of America; Temple of Honor; Woman's Catholic Order of Foresters] Scanned: March 31, 2011 |
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R. L. Polk & Co.'s Calumet Directory Title Page |
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[A page out of the 1908 R. L. Polk & Co.'s Houghton County Directory - Calumet listing showing list of abbreviations used.] Scanned: March 31, 2011 |
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Copper Country Mall |
Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Stores, Retail, Woody Plants, Trees, Retail Trade, Stores, Retail |
Site description: The Copper Country Mall site is a 21.8 acre parcel located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of State Highway M-26 and Green Acres Road, approximately 1.5 miles south of Houghton. The parcel has 870 feet of frontage on Highway M-26 and 216 feet on Green Acres Road. An existing auto dealer occupies 62,500 square feet at the corner of the intersection. The site is characterized by gently rolling, lightly wooded terrain. K. Bordner Consultants. Scanned: July 17, 2015 |
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A.J. Scott |
Persons, Fire Department, Officials and Employees, |
Hon. A.J. Scott- Energetic, clear-sighted, and keenly alive to the questions of the day, [he] has been prominently identified with the history of Houghton county for upwards of forty-five years [since 1911], during which time he has contributed very largely toward the progress and prosperity of the now thriving city of Hancock. He has been among the foremost in the inauguration of beneficial enterprises, and as an organizer, practically, of the first fire company in Houghton countybecame, in pioneer days, a public benefactor. He is active and popular in social and business circles, and has served most effeciently as chief of the fire department the greater part of the time since its organization... Locating in the Upper Peninsula early in 1866, Mr. Scott was first employed in a saw mill in Houghton county, afterwards being clerk in [a] drug store. Scanned: November 14, 2012 |
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Portage Lake |
Water, Lakes, Woody Plants, Trees, Buildings |
Overlooking Portage Lake from the Highlands - Hancock. [Panoramic view of Portage Lake and surrounding area.] Scanned: June 15, 2009 |
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Waterfalls |
Water, Rivers, Waterfalls, Woody Plants, Trees, |
Houghton Douglass Falls - Calumet [Image of the falls tumbling over the rocky cliff.] Scanned: June 15, 2009 |
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Eagle Harbor |
Water, Lakes, Persons, |
View from Eagle Harbor [A man sits on a cluster of rocks at Eagle Harbor.] Scanned: June 15, 2009 |