The first known use of a telephone in Marquette County was used primarily for communication between The Mining Journal in Marquette and the Excelsior Mine office in Ishpeming. What year did this occur? A. 1875 B. 1881 C. 1889 D. 1892 Answer: B, 1881
MARQUETTE — In contrast to today’s highly regulated healthcare industry, 19th century Michigan had few regulations regarding medical care. Any person, however uneducated, could set themselves up as a doctor, treat patients, sign death certificates, testify as an expert witness in murder ...
QUESTION : Which of the following nicknames has not been used to lure visitors and tourists to the Upper Peninsula? a. Cape Cod of the Midwest b. Cloverland c. Land of Hiawatha d. Queen City ANSWER: A: Cape Cod of the Midwest
SANDS — Ninty-nine years ago, two conservation officers went missing south of Marquette. It took a month of searches by police and the guilty conscience of one man to reveal the fact that an ex-con named Roy Nunn killed the officers in cold blood. Richard “Roy” Nunn had been in a state ...
