Emerson

Emerson (HMTYC)

Location: Paradise, MI 49768 Chippewa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 46° 33.217', W 85° 2.05'

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Once a thriving hub of pine lumbering, Emerson is now a fishing hamlet. Just one mile south of the mouth of the Tahquamenon River (immortalized in Longfellows poem "Hiawatha"), this settlement overlooks picturesque Whitefish Bay. The village was founded by Kurt Emerson, a lumberman from the Saginaw Bay area, in the 1880's. Emerson erected a sawmill and in 1884 sold his establishment to the Chesbrough Lumber Company. Milling and lumbering operations ceased in 1912, at which time commercial fishing became the economic bulwark of the community.
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HM NumberHMTYC
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker Number725
Year Placed1980
Placed ByMichigan History Division, Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 6:38am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 650692 N 5157438
Decimal Degrees46.55361667, -85.03416667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 33.217', W 85° 2.05'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 33' 13.02" N, 85° 2' 3.00" W
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Area Code(s)906
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 32000 W South River Rd, Paradise MI 49768, US
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