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State of Michigan Gazetteer
& Business Directory For 1856-7


(extracts for Marquette County)

            MARQUETTE COUNTY.
         This county is situated north west on the upper Peninsula, and
         is bounded north by Houghton county, east by Lake Superior and
         Schoolcraft county, south by Delta county, and west by Ontonagon
         county. It is drained by Escanaba, Ford and heads of Menomenee
         river, flowing into Green Bay, and Sturgeon and Ontonagon rivers,
         of Lake Superior. Surface diversified; soil of moderate fertility,
         covered extensively with great forests of pine, which constitute
         the chief wealth of this region. The streams are small but are
         supposed to furnish sufficient water power to work up the timber,
         which must ere long be very valuable. The underlying rocks are
         granite and lime stone. Extensive beds of iron ore are found in
         the county. It is little visited except by hunters and fur
         traders. It contains 3,880 square miles.


            CARP RIVER.
         A post office in Marquette County, situated on the river of the
         same name, a small stream which empties into Lake Superior, below
         Talcott Harbor.

         James Duncan, contractor
         Peter White, postmaster


            MARQUETTE.
         A post office in Marquette County. Population about 300.
         Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades &c.
         (Transcriber's Note: The right edge of the page is very
          deteriorated and much of the information is lost. I have
          used * marks to indicate missing text.]

         Adams & Everett, grocery, and ****** keepers.
         Adams, Sidney, of Adams & Everett.
         Barr, George W., contractor
         Burb, John, general dealer.
         Collins Iron Co., incorporated ****
         Cleveland Iron Co., incorporated ****
         Clinton Iron Co., incorporated ****
         Eureka Iron Co., incorporated ****
         Everett, P. M., of Adams & Everett, ****** of probate.
         Graveraet, R. J., agent Collins Iron Co.
         Hinwood, David, contractor.
         Jackson Iron Co., chartered 1847
         Lake Superior Iron Co., organized ****
         McConnell, M. & Co., iron man*****
         New England Iron Co., chartered ****
         Peninsular Iron Co., chartered 18**
         Roussain, John, grocer and liquor dealer
         Sharon Iron Co., chartered under **** Pennsylvania
         Watson, J. W., general dealer in dry goods, groceries,
           clothing, hardware, &c.
         White, Peter & Co., general merchandise, dealers in dry
           goods, groceries &c.
         White, Peter, of Peter White & Co.
         White, C. H., of Peter White & Co.
         White, Peter, county clerk, register *****, notary public.


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