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| Author | : George E. Anderson |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738550589 |
From the railroads' beginnings in the early 1870s to the complex rail network of the 1900s, the advance and decline of the copper industry in Michigan's Upper Peninsula was mirrored by the railroads that served it. With the abandonment in 1976 of the Houghton tracks of the Soo Line (formerly the Mineral Range, Duluth South Shore and Atlantic), Copper Country was once again without the railroad service that built it. This book seeks to tell this rich story of Copper Country railroads through a collection of pictures from various archival sources, including the authors' personal collections, the Houghton County Historical Society, Keweenaw County Historical Society, the Rudolf Maki collection, the Chuck Pomazal collection, the Michigan Technological University Van Pelt Library Archives, and the National Park Service archives.
| Author | : William J. Sproule |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2013-08-05 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1439643768 |
During the early 1900s, copper mining was at its peak in the Copper Country of Michigans Upper Peninsula. Numerous communities sprang up throughout the region, but travel between towns was difficult as the roads were not paved and became impassable during the winter months when over 200 inches of snow would inundate the area. The poor travel conditions and boom period in the Copper Country were instrumental factors that resulted in the construction of a streetcar line to serve the area. Service began in 1900, and the network was extended several times over the next few years. Ridership peaked in 1910, when over six million passengers rode the system; however, it declined in the 1920s as automobiles became more popular, roads were improved, and the copper boom subsided. Service finally ended in 1932. It is a fascinating history that surprises many of todays residents that streetcars operated in the area.
| Author | : Clarence J. Monette |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 124 |
| Release | : 1989 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
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| Author | : B. E. Tyler |
| Publisher | : Good Press |
| Total Pages | : 75 |
| Release | : 2023-11-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
In 'Michigan's Copper Country in Early Photos' by B. E. Tyler, readers are transported back in time to the boom days of the copper mining industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book is a carefully curated collection of historic photographs that visually document the rise of this industry in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Tyler's writing style is concise and informative, providing context for each photograph while allowing the images to speak for themselves. The book offers a unique glimpse into a pivotal era in American industrial history, shedding light on the lives of the men and women who worked in the mines and the communities that grew up around them. Tyler's attention to detail and dedication to preserving this important history make 'Michigan's Copper Country in Early Photos' a valuable addition to any historian's library. Scholars of American industrial history, photography enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the rich tapestry of Michigan's past will find this book both enlightening and engaging.
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| Total Pages | : 1164 |
| Release | : 1918 |
| Genre | : Manufactures |
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| Author | : Stephen G. Bunker |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 1998-02-28 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0313389411 |
Key metaphors in world-system analysis are profoundly spatial, but there have been few attempts to understand how space, location, and topography affect world-system organization and process. To fill this gap, this book examines case studies of the restructuring of space and transport in core, semiperipheral, and peripheral economies. It addresses such topics as the role of ocean transport in linking terrestrially based units of the capitalist world economy, the role of land transport systems in the construction and restructuring of relationships between raw materials peripheries and core economies, and the role of the airplane in transforming and representing changing spatial, economic, and social relations in the capitalist world economy. World-systems theory and many other perspectives on the world economy, including international political economy and analysis of globalization, typically pay only limited attention to issues of space, location, and the role of transportation in the world economy. This book identifies key theoretical and empirical issues and provides the basis for formulating research strategies to address this gap in our understanding.
| Author | : John Gaertner |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0253351928 |
A compelling read for history buffs and railroad enthusiasts alike.
| Author | : Rails-to-Trails Conservancy |
| Publisher | : Wilderness Press |
| Total Pages | : 319 |
| Release | : 2017-04-17 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 0899978746 |
Whether you're looking for a trail for a leisurely stroll, a bike ride with the family, or something a bit more challenging, you'll find it in Rail-Trails Michigan and Wisconsin, highlighting the best, most highly rated trails in these two states. Many of the trails were converted from unused railroad corridors to become some of the best multiuse rail-trails in the region. In this guidebook, experts from the Rail-to-Trails Conservancy present their list of 64 of the best trails and rail-trails in Michigan and Wisconsin. Tour Michigan's state capital on the Lansing River Trail, which winds along scenic riverbanks for 8 miles from the campus of Michigan State University to Old Town Lansing. Witness the effects of ancient ice floes on the landscape in Wisconsin along the 52-mile Glacial Drumlin State Trail. See the native tall-grass prairie, explore hardwood forests and waterways, and visit quintessential American small towns along the Midwest's many rail-trails. In addition to details about each trail, Rail-Trails Michigan and Wisconsin also provides information about trail amenities, including restrooms, parking facilities, and water fountains.
| Author | : Jennifer Billock |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2014-05-12 |
| Genre | : Photography |
| ISBN | : 1439645132 |
Although the largest Michigan county with land and water combined, Keweenaw County is also the most sparsely populatedat least during the vicious winters. The population blooms in the summertime when seasonal residents come in droves to enjoy their little slice of heaven. The county was formed in 1861 as an offshoot of Houghton County and now encompasses the top half of the Keweenaw Peninsula, where Michigans Upper Peninsula juts north into Lake Superior. Throughout the 1800s, the area was at the center of the copper mining boom, spurring construction of Fort Wilkins in Copper Harbor. The military outpost served to keep order among miners and the areas native inhabitants, the Ojibwa. Moving through time, Keweenaw County would also serve as a hub for the maritime, fishing, and lumbering industries before becoming the resort community it is today.
| Author | : Larry Lankton Associate Professor of History Michigan Technological University |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 1991-03-07 |
| Genre | : Copper industry and trade |
| ISBN | : 9780199762613 |
Concentrating on technology, economics, labor, and social history, Cradle to Grave documents the full life cycle of one of America's great mineral ranges from the 1840s to the 1960s. Lankton examines the workers' world underground, but is equally concerned with the mining communities on the surface. For the first fifty years of development, these mining communities remained remarkably harmonious, even while new, large companies obliterated traditional forms of organization and work within the industry. By 1890, however, the Lake Superior copper industry of upper Michigan started facing many challenges, including strong economic competition and a declining profit margin; growing worker dissatisfaction with both living and working conditions; and erosion of the companies' hegemony in a district they once controlled. Lankton traces technological changes within the mines and provides a thorough investigation of mine accidents and safety. He then focuses on social and labor history, dealing especially with the issue of how company paternalism exerted social control over the work force. A social history of technology, Cradle to Grave will appeal to labor, social and business historians.
