1915 Map of Houghton
USGS Topo · Published 1915About this map
Hancock and Houghton anchor this industrial landscape along the banks of Portage Lake, serving as the urban core of Michigan’s Copper Country during its early 20th-century peak. The terrain is defined by the heavy footprint of the mining industry, with the Franklin Mine and Rhode Island Mine dotting the ridges of the Osceola and Calumet districts. A complex web of rail infrastructure, including the Copper Range RR and the Quincy and Torch Lake RR, weaves through the hills to connect extraction sites with processing facilities and shipping points like Dollar Bay.
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