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Finlandia University was founded as Suomi College on September 8, 1896, by J. K. Nikander (b. 1855, Hämeenlinna, Finland, d. 1919). [7] [9] During the 1880s, large numbers of Finns immigrated to Hancock, Michigan to labor in the copper and lumber industries.
Suomi quickly outgrew Old Main, and an additional frame building housing a gym, meeting hall and music center was constructed in 1901. [2] In the 1920s, Suomi's mission shifted and it became primarily a liberal arts college. [2] In 1958, the seminary separated from the rest of the college. [2] In 2000, Suomi changed its name to Finlandia ...
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 ...
Houghton (/ ˈ h oʊ t ən /; HOH-tən) is the largest city and county seat of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [4] Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula , Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region.
Houghton: July 26, 2006: Hancock Town Hall and Fire Hall† 399 Quincy Street Hancock: April 15, 1977: Hoar Family Mausoleum: Forest Hill Cemetery near Michigan Tech campus Portage Township: June 15, 1995: Houghton County Courthouse† 401 East Houghton Street Houghton: July 26, 1974: Houghton Fire Hall: 404 East Montezuma Street Houghton ...
The Old Hancock Central High School (now the Finlandia University College of Health Sciences) is a former public school building located at 417 Quincy Street in Hancock, Michigan, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
The Lieblein House is a single-family house located at 601 Quincy Street in Hancock, Michigan. It is also known as the Hoover Center . [ 3 ] The structure was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1979 [ 2 ] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Clarence J. Monette (January 13, 1935, Lake Linden - October 30, 2012, Calumet) was a prolific author and historian from Michigan's Copper Country, writing extensively on Copper Country history. He has published more than sixty books and has written numerous outdoor survival guides.