Ironwood Homesteads: Michigan’s New Deal Town of 1936
A federal New Deal program built 132 homes north of Ironwood for mining families facing poor housing and unstable work during the Great Depression.
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Wakefield Michigan Iron Mining History – Life in a Boomtown (1890–1940)
Historic images show Wakefield during its iron-mining era, from workers 1,800 feet underground to Main Street stores, Cody Park and the 1919 parade that marked its rise from village to city.
Eye-Opening History of Watersmeet Michigan – 7 Remarkable Reasons This UP Rail Town Still Fascinates
Watersmeet Michigan history begins with Lac Vieux Desert Ojibwa homelands and grows into a story of railroads, logging, hotels, fish hatcheries and forest recovery. This small Upper Peninsula town became a true crossing point of water, timber and steel.