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Dickinson County History (File 2)

The following local and regional history files have been compiled and transcribed by William John Cummings, local amateur historian, representing ongoing research for Dickinson County, Michigan.

File 2 – Dickinson County History


Accidental Deaths, Drownings and Suicides


Agriculture and Fairs

 


Births, Obituaries, Weddings Printed in Early Newspapers


Celebrations, Circuses, Contests and Parades


Cemeteries


Chamber of Commerce


Churches


City of Iron Mountain


City of Kingsford


City of Norway

BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
EARLY NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS
GOVERNMENT
R.K. POLK’S MICHIGAN GAZETTEER AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY ENTRIES 1885-1927 - NORWAY
The Norway Fire of 1888 and the Rebuilding of the Business District in Old Town (Available in print at the Dickinson County Library)


County Government

DICKINSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT
The Dickinson County Court House and Jail: The Seat of Government and Justice for Michigan’s Newest County (Available in print at the Dickinson County Library)


Crime and Prohibition


Dickinson County Festival of the Arts Tour Booklets 1979-1993 - Fifteen historic booklets produced in conjunction with the Dickinson County Festival of the Arts - copies are available in print at the Dickinson County Library and some are available digitally with the links below.

THREE HISTORIC HOME WALKING PATHS IN IRON MOUNTAIN - 1979
INTRODUCTION AND AN HISTORIC PATH THROUGH DOWNTOWN IRON MOUNTAIN – 1980
A MINING TRAIL ON THE EASTERN MENOMINEE RANGE – 1981
A TOUR PAST SOME HISTORIC HOMES OF NORWAY – 1982
FORD COMES TO IRON MOUNTAIN:  THE BIRTH OF KINGSFORD – 1983
The Evolution of the Public Library in Michigan's Dickinson County - 1984 (Available in print at the Dickinson County Library)
THE HOUSE ATOP THE HILL – AN HISTORIC HOME THAT BECAME THE CHIPPEWA CLUB – 1985
THE QUINNESEC FIRE OF 1906 – 1986
A Fond Recollection of Iron Mountain's Oldest, Largest, and Finest Hotel 1877 to 1987 - 1987 (Available in print at the Dickinson County Library)
The Dickinson County Court House and Jail: The Seat of Government and Justice for Michigan's Newest County - 1988 (Available in print at the Dickinson County Library)
The Norway Fire of 1888 and the Rebuilding of the Business District in Old Town - 1989 (Available in print at the Dickinson County Library)
Waucedah: Site of the First Mine to Ship Ore from teh Menominee Iron Range and the First Stop on the Menominee River Railway - 1990 (Available in print at the Dickinson County Library)
ALL ABOARD – ALONG THE TRACKS IN DICKINSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN – 1990
EARLY CONTEMPORARY NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS OF DICKINSON COUNTY PIONEER FARMS – 1992
News from Around the County in 1904: Early Contemporary Accounts from the Iron Mountain Press [1896-1920] - 1993 (Available in print at the Dickinson County Library)

 
Dickinson County Reminiscences

       Iron Mountain

1912 HORSE & BUGGY RIDE FROM FELCH TO IRON MOUNTAIN
LANDSCAPE IS DIFFERENT – SO ARE THE HANGOUTS
LEONORA A. CROWELL LETTERS 1882-1885
NORTH SIDE REMINISCENCES FROM SCRAPBOOK MEMORIES OF DICKINSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN
PAPA AND THE FERRIS WHEEL [JOHN TYLER JONES FAMILY]
REMINISCENCES FROM BORN FROM IRON 1879-1979
THE MIDWAY [HUGHITT STREET], IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN

       Kingsford

       Vulcan


Early Place and Street Names and Miscellaneous Locations


Entertainment


Ethnic Groups


Ford Motor Company


Game and Wildlife


Geographic Features


Hospitals, Doctors, Nurses, Dentists, Optometrists, Vets

        
Hotels, Motels and Boarding Houses

A Fond Recollection of Iron Mountain's Oldest, Largest, and Finest Hotel 1877 to 1987 - 1987 (Available in print at the Dickinson County Library)

Industrial Development


Logging and Lumbering


Michigan State Police Post


Military

Miscellaneous Amusing Humorous and Interesting Incidents


Newspaper Accounts


Residences for Sale or Under Construction


Schools and Libraries


Sports


Township of Breen


Township of Breitung


Township of Felch


Township of Norway

Township of Sagola


Township of Waucedah

Waucedah: Site of the First Mine to Ship Ore from teh Menominee Iron Range and the First Stop on the Menominee River Railway - 1990 (Available in print at the Dickinson County Library)

Township of West Branch

Transportation

       Transportation - Sinking of the Titanic


U.S. Postal Service


Utility Companies and Water Supplies


Weather and Natural Disasters

WEATHER AND NATURAL DISASTERS


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All files uploaded September 2019 unless otherwise noted as updated.