Download or read book Copper Country Rail written by George E. Anderson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Copper Range Railroad written by Clarence J. Monette and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Copper Country Explorer Field Guide No 6 written by Mike Forgrave and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here at Copper Country Explorer we tell the legend of a forsaken empire that once reigned over the scenic shores of the Keweenaw Peninsula, an empire ruled by copper. In no other place in the world did it occur in such purity and abundance. Its discovery led to one of the great colonizations of the modern age, transforming the remote and rugged wilderness of the Keweenaw into an industrial metropolis of over 100,000 people. It was not to last however. After over a century of rule, the empire would draw its last breaths. The mines closed, the people left, and the industrial metropolis returned to the wilderness from which it had come. In its place would be only ruins, the crumbling remnants of a lost civilization we know today as the Copper Country. It is within the shadows of the lost empire that this field guide wanders, exploring the ruins and remnants of a land lost in time. While the empire may have fallen, its legacy endures - crumbling ruins buried in the rugged wilderness, soaring stacks rising high above sprawling forest, and grand sandstone buildings lining quaint village streets. It is this field guide's mission to document these glimpses into history, and share the stories they tell. Featured in this volume... The great Copper Empire was complemented by an equally impressive network of rail, roads of iron that connected shaft to shaft, mine to mill, and mill to shore. Joining these mine railroads was even more rail, a trio of common carriers along with a street railway transporting people and freight to and from communities all across the peninsula. In the end the Copper Country would boast over a dozen railroads and several hundred miles of track, creating one of the densest and most prominent rail networks in the nation. A century later finds those mines closed and the railroads that supported them abandoned. Yet a great deal of the old rail network remains, hidden alongside the road and deep within the forest, scattered remnants of a great empire that once was.
Download or read book Copper Country Streetcars written by William J. Sproule and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Copper Range Railroad written by Copper Range Railroad Company and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Copper Country Explorer Field Guide No 8 written by Michael Forgrave and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-04 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the Copper Empire flourished north of the Portage Valley the lands to the south continued to remain wild and remote, largely untouched by the hand of man. That would all change in 1897 with the discovery of one of the region's most productive lodes - the Baltic. Atop its copper-rich bounty would rise the soaring rock houses and sprawling surface plants of a trio of mine: the Baltic, the Trimountain, and the Champion. By 1923 all three would fall under the control of an industrial conglomerate of a size and scope rivaling even the great C&H itself - the Copper Range Company. The Copper Range Company had begun its life as a mere common carrier railroad joining Houghton with the major railroads to the south. Within three short decades, however, the company had managed to expand its reach into every major industry of the region. In short order it had taken control of virtually every mine, town, mill and railroad to be found within the wide borders of the southern range. The Copper Range had become an empire in its own right, controlling the fate of the southern range for the next half century.
Download or read book The Mineral Range Railroad written by Clarence J. Monette and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iron and Copper and where They are Found written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Upper Michigan s Copper Country and the Political Ecology of Copper 1840s 1930s written by Jonathan A. Leitner and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Michigan s Copper Country in Early Photos written by B. E. Tyler and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Michigan Manufacturer and Financial Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Copper Range Railroad Company written by Dennis H. Leopold and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Space and Transport in the World System written by Stephen G. Bunker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-02-28 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Duluth South Shore Atlantic Railway written by John Gaertner and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling read for history buffs and railroad enthusiasts alike.
Download or read book Copper Country Tales Vol 1 written by Roy Ward Drier and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rail Trails Michigan Wisconsin written by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Michigan Rails written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
