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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AVQ_clearing-the-way_Calumet-Township-MI.html
The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company couldn't allow winter to derail its operation. In a remote region that can receive upwards of 300 inches (762 cm) of snow each year, snow removal was serious business. Clear rail lines were essential for moving…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G0S_float-copper_Calumet-Township-MI.html
a mass of native copper weighing 9,392 lbs. found in 1970, buried under three ft. of soil, (glacial till), about 4½ miles southwest of Calumet. Float copper such as this, was torn loose from fissures and lodes by glacial action and together w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G0Q_st-paul-the-apostle-church_Calumet-Township-MI.html
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church was established in 1889 by Slovenian immigrants who came to the area to work in the mines of the Copper Country. The wood frame church erected by the parish in 1890 was destroyed by fire in 1902. The following year…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G0O_the-italian-hall-italian-hall-tragedy_Calumet-Township-MI.html
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The Italian Hall
The building that stood on this site was called the Italian Hall, and was home to the Societa Mutua Beneficenza Italiana, which aided immigrants and others in need. Built in 1908, the hall housed a saloon and an Atlantic an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G0N_calumet-theater_Calumet-Township-MI.html
One of the first municipal theaters in America, the Calumet opened on March 20, 1900, "the greatest social event ever known in copperdom's metropolis." The theater contained a magnificent stage and elegant interior decorations, including an electr…