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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IND_historic-houghton_Houghton-MI.html
It is said that there are two seasons in the Copper Country: "winter's here" and "winter's coming." The region's northern latitude and unsheltered exposure to Lake Superior combine to guarantee heavy "lake effect" snowfall. The Keweenaw Peninsula …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G0W_the-amphidrome-the-birth-of-professional-hockey_Houghton-MI.html
side 1 The Amphidrome The Amphidrome stood on this site from 1902 until 1927, when it burned. The first hockey game was played in the arena on December 29, 1902, when Portage Lake beat the University of Toronto, 13-2. The Amphidrome was the home o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G0U_trinity-episcopal-church_Houghton-MI.html
Many of the Cornish miners, storekeepers and mining captains who immigrated to this area during the Copper Country mining boom (1842-1860) were Anglicans. On July 17, 1860, the Reverend Samuel A. McCoskry, Episcopal Bishop of Michigan, met with ni…
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