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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Keweenaw County, Michigan. Official Website The county was set off and organized in 1861. It is believed "Keweenaw" is a Native American word that means "portage or place where portage is made". Adjacent Provinces & Counties Alger County Marquette County Province of Ontario Cook County, Minnesota Ontonagon County Ho...
The Lake Superior Mine Fatalities (This project is intended to hold profiles of all the mining deaths that occurred in the Lake Superior District.) The Lake Mines 3 districts are: Portage Lake District Keweenaw Point District Ontonagon District Including now the Marquette Iron Range Mines . The underground copper mines were a treacherous place, where danger lurked at every turn. ...