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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CDX_july-4th-1661_Crystal-Falls-MI.html
July 4th 1661As a matter of conjecture
Father Menard somewhere alongthis river died or
was murdered while on his way
southward from L'Anse tovisit the Menominee Indians
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2040_iron-county_Crystal-Falls-MI.html
Side A This county was set off in 1885 from Marquette and Menominee counties. Iron ore deposits which gave the new county its name were the first on the Menominee Iron Range to be discovered. Shipping of ores began in 1882 when the railroad came i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM203Z_iron-county-courthouse_Crystal-Falls-MI.html
The site of the Iron County Courthouse was finally settled following a series of mischievous manipulation and political intrigue back in 1888. The temporary county seat, Iron River, had been established in 1885 when Iron County was severed off fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YCG_first-roadside-park_Iron-River-MI.html
In 1918 the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved the recommendation of the road commission, through its engineer-manager, Herbert F. Larson, to purchase this 320-acre tract of roadside virgin timber and to dedicate it as a forest preserve. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YCF_larson-park_Iron-River-MI.html
Mining
Bates Township had three mines: The Bates, Chicagon, and Rogers. Together they shipped a total of 8,196,380 tons of ore from 1909-1947.
Forestry
Larson Park sits in a tract of 320 acres of old growth forest. There are two main forest s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBL_indian-village_Crystal-Falls-MI.html
Here, in 1851, U.S. surveyor Guy H. Carleton discovered an Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indian village, cemetery and camp ground. Chief Edwards, last ruler at Chicaugon Lake, received a patent for this land in 1884. Selling it in 1891, he and his wife Pentog…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBK_pentoga-park_Crystal-Falls-MI.html
Discover the site of a pre-European Native American settlement and permanent area headquarters where Ojibwe bands congregated. Wooden burial structures protect and mark graves of these ancient bands. When Chief Edwards moved towards Lac Vieux Dese…