Title: Signs
Photographer: Gazette Photo
Subject Headings: Sign and Signboards - Historical markers, Transportation - Roads,
Condition: Good
Description: This sign on the outskirts of Ontonagon is getting considerable attention these days as tourists stop to reflect on the history of Ontonagon Country. This road earned a fair amount of money through its tolls. It was not completely planked until 1874. Prior to that, it was a most miserable pike notwithstanding its heavy use. It was the development of the Adventure Mine which brought about the planking. [Image of a rustic sign indicating it is the site of the toll gate on old miner's road from 1850 - 1870. The sign was erected by the Ontonagon Chamber of Commerce]
Source of Description: Daily Mining Gazette Article September 8, 1956 Edition [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Bob Skuggen
Date of Photo: September 8 1956
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 10.2 cm x 15.2 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS051-010-003-001
Collection Name: Daily Mining Gazette Photograph Collection
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