Freda (Mich.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Allen Family Genealogy
Collection — Sc_box MS 5, Folder: 10
Identifier: MS-853
Abstract
History, circa 1961, tracing the lineage of George Issac Allen, a millwright at the Champion Copper Mill in Freda, Michigan, buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Houghton, Michigan. Includes published sources, copies of plat maps, genealogical information, and oral history interviews.
Dates:
undated
Copper Range Company Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-080
Abstract
The Copper Range Company (1899-1977) operated copper mines in Houghton County's southern communities and in Ontonagon County. The second largest mining company in the Copper Country (after Calumet & Hecla), the Copper Range Company was the only one to endure past the 1960s. In addition to mining, it owned and operated the Copper Range Railroad (1899-1973) and the Copper Range Motor Bus Company (1925-1955). Materials in the Copper Range Company Records document the history of the...
Dates:
1851 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1899 - 1970