Menominee Range History (File 1)
The following local and regional history files have been compiled and
transcribed by William John Cummings, local amateur historian, representing
ongoing research for the Menominee Iron Range.
File 1 – Menominee Range History
Biographies
HISTORY OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN – 1883
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN - 1895
MISCELLANEOUS BIOGRAPHIES AND OBITUARIES
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN - 1895
MISCELLANEOUS BIOGRAPHIES AND OBITUARIES
Early Explorations
JOHN LANE BUELL’S TRIP UP THE MENOMINEE RIVER – 1876
REMINISCENCES FOUND IN NEWSPAPERS
TROUTING ON THE BRULE RIVER BY JOHN LYLE KING – EXCERPTS – 1879
REMINISCENCES FOUND IN NEWSPAPERS
TROUTING ON THE BRULE RIVER BY JOHN LYLE KING – EXCERPTS – 1879
Early Newspaper Accounts
BUILDING THE MENOMINEE RANGE RAILROAD AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT
EARLY ACCOUNTS OF DICKINSON COUNTY FROM THE ESCANABA TRIBUNE
EARLY SETTLEMENT DESCRIPTIONS FROM THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN, 1883
EARLY ACCOUNTS OF DICKINSON COUNTY FROM THE ESCANABA TRIBUNE
EARLY SETTLEMENT DESCRIPTIONS FROM THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN, 1883
EARLY ACCOUNTS OF DICKINSON COUNTY MINES AND SETTLEMENTS FROM THE IRON PORT
LETTERS FROM THE MENOMINEE RANGE MINES
EARLY DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MENOMINEE IRON RANGE
THE MENOMINEE RANGER (ABRIDGED VERSION)
THE MENOMINEE RANGER (UNABRIDGED VERSION)
LETTERS FROM THE MENOMINEE RANGE MINES
EARLY DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MENOMINEE IRON RANGE
THE MENOMINEE RANGER (ABRIDGED VERSION)
THE MENOMINEE RANGER (UNABRIDGED VERSION)
DICKINSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN
IRON COUNTY, MICHIGAN
MENOMINEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
FLORENCE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
MARINETTE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
IRON COUNTY, MICHIGAN
MENOMINEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
FLORENCE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
MARINETTE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
Iron Mining and Mining Accidents
INDEX TO THE MENOMINEE RANGE IRON MINES
CATALOG OF MENOMINEE IRON RANGE MINING PHOTOGRAPHS
EARLY MINING & MINES (1873-1885)
IRON MINES - IRON MOUNTAIN’S CHAPIN MINE
IRON MINES - HISTORY OF UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN, 1883
IRON MINES - LATER NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
IRON MINES OF THE MENOMINEE IRON RANGE
THE MENOMINEE IRON RANGE – HISTORY OF ITS MINES – 1880
IRON MINING – ARDIS FURNACE AND GALENA FURNACE
C LUDINGTON SHAFT OF CHAPIN MINE COLLAPSES ON JULY 27, 1999
IRONING MINING – CORNISH PUMPING ENGINE, CHAPIN MINE
A MINING TRAIL ON THE EASTERN MENOMINEE RANGE - 1981
MINING ACCIDENTS
CATALOG OF MENOMINEE IRON RANGE MINING PHOTOGRAPHS
EARLY MINING & MINES (1873-1885)
IRON MINES - IRON MOUNTAIN’S CHAPIN MINE
IRON MINES - HISTORY OF UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN, 1883
IRON MINES - LATER NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
IRON MINES OF THE MENOMINEE IRON RANGE
THE MENOMINEE IRON RANGE – HISTORY OF ITS MINES – 1880
IRON MINING – ARDIS FURNACE AND GALENA FURNACE
C LUDINGTON SHAFT OF CHAPIN MINE COLLAPSES ON JULY 27, 1999
IRONING MINING – CORNISH PUMPING ENGINE, CHAPIN MINE
A MINING TRAIL ON THE EASTERN MENOMINEE RANGE - 1981
MINING ACCIDENTS
Trading Posts and Ferries
CHARLES LA SALLE’S TRADING POST
DICKEY’S TRADING POST – JAMES AND WILLIAM DICKEY
MILLER’S FERRY AT BADWATER – PAUL MILLER
MULLEN’S TRADING POST – PATRICK MULLEN
PHILLIPS’ HALF-WAY HOUSE
DICKEY’S TRADING POST – JAMES AND WILLIAM DICKEY
MILLER’S FERRY AT BADWATER – PAUL MILLER
MULLEN’S TRADING POST – PATRICK MULLEN
PHILLIPS’ HALF-WAY HOUSE
Native American Legends
Newspapers
DICKINSON COUNTY NEWSPAPERS
IRON COUNTY NEWSPAPERS
FLORENCE COUNTY, WISCONSIN NEWSPAPERS
UPPER PENINSULA NEWSPAPERS OUTSIDE OF THE MENOMINEE IRON RANGE
IRON COUNTY NEWSPAPERS
FLORENCE COUNTY, WISCONSIN NEWSPAPERS
UPPER PENINSULA NEWSPAPERS OUTSIDE OF THE MENOMINEE IRON RANGE
Photographers and Photo Studios
EARLY MENOMINEE RANGE PHOTOGRAPHERS
EARLY ARTICLES ON AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
UPPER PENINSULA FORD MOTOR COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHY
RECENT MENOMINEE RANGE PHOTOGRAPHERS
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EARLY ARTICLES ON AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
UPPER PENINSULA FORD MOTOR COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHY
RECENT MENOMINEE RANGE PHOTOGRAPHERS
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All files uploaded September 2019 unless otherwise noted as updated.