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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 fire.
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 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.
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]
The commission manages about 4,000 housing units for seniors and families, according to the agency. Jemison's arrival comes at a time when the commission "recognizes a need for organizational ...
An amendment to set up a Housing Commission instead of a committee narrowly lost. It was put forward by Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez to be an arms-length body made up of deputies and industry ...
Ransom B. Shelden Jr. was born on June 10, 1852, the same year his father arrived in Houghton. [3] He was the first child born of a settler in Houghton County [3] Ransom Jr. attended both the Genesee and Mount Pleasant Military Academies in New York, then went to work for his father. [3] He also became a clerk for the Deputy United States ...
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]