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The Calumet Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District that encompasses most of the village of Calumet, Michigan. The district was designated in 1989 for the community's importance in the history of the region's copper mining industry.
The Calumet Theatre is a two-story Renaissance revival structure designed by local architect Charles K. Shand and constructed from yellowish-brown brick. Also known as the Calumet Opera House, it is integral to, but a separate unit of, the Calumet municipal building. 8: Chassell School Complex: Chassell School Complex: July 1, 2009
Calumet (/ ˌ k æ l j uː ˈ m ɛ t / ⓘ KAL-yoo-MET or locally / ˌ k æ lj ə ˈ m ɛ t / KAL-yə-MET) is a village in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located within Calumet Township , Houghton County , and had a population of 621 at the 2020 census .
The 1920s-era Agassiz Park, in the Village of Calumet, is host to a basketball court and some horseshoe pits, as well as a monument of Alexander Agassiz himself, the area's namesake. [43] [44] [45] The newly opened Calumet Township Indoor Shooting Range offers supervised-target practice shooting to visitors for a small fee. [33]
The village of Calumet, then known as "Red Jacket," [4] was originally settled in 1864, and was incorporated in 1867. Calumet was an offshoot of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, which mined a rich vein of copper running just south of Calumet. From 1868 through 1886, it was the leading copper producer in the United States, and from 1869 ...
MacNaughton was born in Bruce Mines, Canada West on March 4, 1864. His father brought his family to Calumet after he found employment with the Calumet & Hecla. In 1876 and aged 12, MacNaughton followed his father's footsteps by becoming Hecla's water boy in Hubbell, Michigan.
In 1865, the family moved to the United States, first to Houghton, Michigan where Thomas Sr. worked at the Quincy Mine, then to Greenland, Michigan and the Ridge Mine. [5] In 1870, the family moved a final time to Calumet, Michigan , where Thomas Sr. began work as superintendent of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company , a position he held until ...
The Calumet and Hecla Industrial District is a historic district located in Calumet, Michigan and roughly bounded by Hecla & Torch Lake Railroad tracks, Calumet Avenue, Mine and Depot Streets. The district contains structures associated with the copper mines worked by the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company , located along a line above the copper ...