MARQUETTE — In the early 1870s, many residents of Ishpeming expected that the city would face a significant fire, just like other regional communities- Marquette (1868), Hancock (1869), Peshtigo (1871), Ontonagon (1871), and Michigamme (1873). Community members worried about “the ...
QUESTION: “Bums Jungle” was located by what rail yards? a. Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad b. Duluth South Shore and Atlantic Railroad c. Chicago Northwestern Railroad d. Huron Bay Railroad ANSWER: B. Duluth South Shore and Atlantic
Leander Winkka was born in 1880 in Vaasa, Finland, part of a large family of at least 13 children. When he was 16, he immigrated to America with two of his brothers to find work, or perhaps a fortune. In 1905 Leander married Anna Tuuri in Marquette and soon after became a U.S. citizen. The ...
The Daughters of the American Revolution formed the Marquette Chapter of the American Red Cross in what year? A. 1876 B. 1917 C. 1926 D. 1940 Answer: B, 1917
