Big Traverse Bay Historic District

Historic district in Michigan, United States

United States historic place

Big Traverse Bay Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Michigan State Historic Site

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Nearest city| Lake Linden, Michigan
Coordinates| 47°11′35″N 88°14′12″W﻿ / ﻿47.19306°N 88.23667°W﻿ / 47.19306; -88.23667
Area| 9 acres (3.6 ha)
NRHP reference No.| 75000946[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| November 20, 1975
Designated MSHS| February 21, 1975[2]

The Big Traverse Bay Historic District is a historic district located east of Lake Linden, Michigan at the mouth of the Traverse River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1975.[1][2]

## History[edit]

The site on which the Big Traverse Bay Historic District now stands was originally a logging camp owned by the Hebard Lumber Company, dating from the last two decades of the 19th century.[2] A substantial number of Finnish emigres moved into the area, working in the lumber, mining, or fishing industries. By 1920, Big Traverse Bay had developed into a primarily fishing community. in the 1950s, construction of a breakwater and changes to the harbor resulted in the demolition of a number of houses, as well as a footbridge across the river. The community remains an active, and relatively isolated, fishing community.[2]

## Description[edit]

Big Traverse Bay is a small Finnish fishing community located on a peninsula and adjacent mainland at the mouth of the Traverse River on Lake Superior.[2] The community includes approximately 40 small, single-story, gable-roofed houses with aluminum siding an undeveloped yards. Vintage gasoline pumps, net reels, cedar shake-covered fishing buildings, ice houses and saunas are still in use.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ a b c d e f "Big Traverse Bay Historic District". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2011.

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Historic districts|

* Big Traverse Bay Historic District
* Calumet and Hecla Industrial District
* Calumet Downtown Historic District
* East Hancock Neighborhood Historic District
* Lake Linden Historic District
* Laurium Historic District
* Painesdale Historic District
* Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills Historic District
* Quincy Street Historic District
* Shelden Avenue Historic District

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* Calumet Fire Station
* Chassell School Complex
* College Club House and Gymnasium
* County Road C117–Pike River Bridge
* Douglass House
* First Congregational Church
* Hancock Town Hall and Fire Hall
* Houghton County Courthouse
* J. Vivian Jr. and Company Building
* Jacobsville Finnish Lutheran Church
* Kaleva Temple
* Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light
* Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light
* Keweenaw National Historical Park
* Lake Linden Village Hall and Fire Station
* Lieblein House
* John J. Michels House
* Joseph Bosch Building
* Old Hancock Central High School
* Old Main, Suomi College
* Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House
* Ransom B. Shelden House
* Redridge Steel Dam
* Saint Henry's Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery
* Saint Ignatius Loyola Church
* Shelden-Dee Block
* Smith–Dengler House
* South Range Community Building
* The Calumet Theatre
* Thomas H. Hoatson House

National Historic Landmarks|

* Calumet Historic District
* Quincy Mining Company Historic District

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Italian Hall

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Houghton County, Michigan and List of National Historic Landmarks in Michigan

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