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Houghton was the birthplace of professional ice hockey in the United States when the Portage Lakers were formed in 1903. Houghton is the home of the Portage Lake Pioneers Senior Hockey Team. The team's home ice is Dee Stadium, named after James R. Dee. Dee Stadium was originally called the Amphidrome, before it was severely damaged in a 1927 ...
Houghton: January 19, 1957: Lake Linden Village Hall and Fire Station† 401 Calumet Street Lake Linden: December 15, 1994: Edward Lieblein House† 525 Quincy Street Hancock: June 15, 1979: John J. Michels House† 1121 East Houghton Avenue Houghton: May 18, 1989: Michigan College of Mining and Technology Informational Designation US-41 ...
Old specimen of native copper from Houghton County. Houghton County hosted a major copper-mining industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 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 ...
The Houghton Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, specifically the Keweenaw Peninsula, anchored by the city of Houghton. [1] As of the 2020 census, the μSA had a population of 39,407.
Pages in category "Houghton, Michigan" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... This page was last edited on 14 July 2022, at 22:29 (UTC).
Ransom B. Shelden, Jr. was born on June 10, 1852, the same year his father arrived in Houghton. He was the first child born of a settler in Houghton County. In 1893, Ransom B. Shelden, Jr. purchased several lots on College Avenue from his father's copper company. By 1896, he had built this Queen Anne house for his family. However, the Sheldens ...
The Shelden Avenue Historic District contains the western Upper Peninsula's largest concentration of architecturally significant commercial buildings. [3] The district includes primarily commercial structures, but warehouses, lodge halls, municipal buildings, a movie theater, and a railroad passenger depot are also included within the district's boundaries.
The Houghton County Courthouse is a government building located at 401 E. Houghton Street in Houghton, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 [ 2 ] and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.