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Douglass Houghton (September 21, 1809 – October 13, 1845) was an American geologist and physician, primarily known for his exploration of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. It was the site of a copper boom and extensive copper mining beginning in the 19th century.
The original Douglass House was a three-story frame structure built in 1860 on the corner of Isle Royale and Montezuma Streets, with a garden stretching to Shelden. [2] The hotel had 50 rooms for out-of-town visitors, and the dance hall and dining room served as the social center of Houghton. [3]
Houghton: The original Douglass House was a frame structure built in 1860 on the corner of Isle Royale and Montezuma Streets, with a garden stretching to Shelden. In 1899, a group of Houghton-area investors incorporated the Douglass House Company and Henry L. Ottenheimer of Chicago to design the structure. In 1901, the original frame hotel ...
The Shelden Avenue Historic District is a commercial historic district located along Shelden, Lake, & Montezuma Avenues in Houghton, Michigan.The district contains 43 contributing buildings (including the Douglass House and the Shelden-Dee Block, both separately listed) [2] in an area of 22 acres. [1]
The Michigan Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the U.S. state of Michigan.The survey is headed by the State Geologist of Michigan.. The survey has been composed of three individual surveys: the first from 1837 through 1845, the second from 1859 through 1862, and the third from 1869 to present.
Houghton-Douglass Falls [1] [2] [3] (also known as Douglass Houghton Falls, Douglass Falls or Houghton Falls [4]) is a waterfall in the U.S. state of Michigan. At 110 feet (34 m) from the top to its base, it is Michigan's tallest waterfall. [5] It is located in the state's Upper Peninsula between the villages of Laurium and Lake Linden just off ...
Houghton County (/ ˈ h oʊ t ən /; HOH-tən) is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,361. [2] The county seat and largest city is Houghton. [3] [4] Both the county and the city were named for Michigan State geologist and Detroit Mayor Douglass Houghton. [5] [3]
Douglass Houghton explored the area in 1831 and 1832, and surveyed the peninsula in 1840 as Michigan State Geologist. Houghton's report of 1841 spent more than twenty-seven pages discussing the copper and copper ore.