Houghton, Michigan
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Houghton is the largest city in and the county seat of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It i
Aerial view of downtown Houghton and the Portage Lake Lift Bridge
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View of the Portage Lift Bridge from Houghton's Waterfront Trail
Copper ready for shipment, c. 1906
Houghton County, Michigan
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Houghton County is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,361. The county seat and largest city is Houghton. Both the county and th
Houghton, Michigan
…Houghton (; HOH-tən) is the largest city in and the county seat of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest…
Houghton County Courthouse
Old specimen of native copper from Houghton County. Houghton County hosted a major copper-mining industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The former Finlandia University in Hancock
Quincy Street in Hancock, Michigan