West Tamarack in Michigan
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Calumet, Michigan

Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The village may itself be included within the Calumet Historic District, a larger area which is NRHP-listed and which is a National Historic Landmark District.

Located at 47.2467, -88.4539 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Company towns in Michigan, Populated places in Houghton County, Michigan, Villages in Michigan, Houghton micropolitan area, Populated places established in 1864, 1929 establishments in the United States

Swedetown, Michigan

Swedetown is a small, unincorporated community in Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within Calumet Township at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:47|14|11|N|88|27|53|W|region:US | |name= }}, west of Osceola Road and the junction with Swedetown Road. It is south of Calumet and west of Laurium and the intersection of US 41 and M-26.

Located at 47.2364, -88.4647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Unincorporated communities in Houghton County, Michigan

Italian Hall disaster

The Italian Hall Disaster (sometimes referred to as the 1913 Massacre) is a tragedy that occurred on December 24, 1913 in Calumet, Michigan. Seventy-three men, women, and children, mostly striking mine workers and their families, were crushed to death in a stampede when someone falsely yelled "fire" at a crowded Christmas party.

Located at 47.2484, -88.4553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1913 disasters, 1913 in Michigan, Disasters in Michigan, Human stampedes in the United States, Fire disasters involving barricaded escape routes, Houghton County, Michigan, Massacres in the United States

Calumet High School (Calumet, Michigan)

Calumet High School is located in Calumet, Michigan in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. It is part of the Public Schools of Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw. The school mascot is the Copper King. The high school is in the same building as Washington Middle School. The school was established in 1867 during a copper boom in the Upper Peninsula. The school itself is a product of the powerful Calumet and Hecla Mining Company that once owned and operated much of Calumet.

Located at 47.2434, -88.4473 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Public high schools in Michigan, Schools in Houghton County, Michigan

Calumet Public Library

The Calumet Public School Library is a combined library that serves as both a school library and as a library for the public in Calumet, Michigan. The shared library has a long history in Calumet. It serves as a public library that provides school services and also a public library that is being provided by a school. A township library was created in Calumet during the early 1870s. In 1898 a new public library was constructed by the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company.

Located at 47.2435, -88.4481 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Library buildings completed in 1997, Education in Houghton County, Michigan, Public libraries in Michigan, Buildings and structures in Houghton County, Michigan

Tamarack mine

Tamarack mine is a copper mine located in Osceola Township, Houghton County, north of Calumet, Michigan. The first shaft was started in 1882 and five shafts were eventually mined. In 1966 six-year-old Ruth Ann Miller fell into shaft #4 and a rescue was impossible.

Located at 47.26, -88.459 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mines in Michigan, Copper mines in the United States, Buildings and structures in Houghton County, Michigan

Washington Middle School (Calumet, Michigan)

Washington Middle School is located in Calumet, Michigan. Calumet's Washington Middle School serves grades 6–8 in the Public Schools of Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw district. It is among the few public middle schools in Michigan to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10. It is located in the same building as Calumet High School.

Located at 47.2434, -88.4473 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions with year of establishment missing, Schools in Houghton County, Michigan, Public middle schools in Michigan

Italian Hall

Italian Hall was a two-story commercial and recreational building in Calumet, Michigan, built in 1908 and demolished in 1984. Two prior buildings known popularly as "Italian Hall" stood on the site. The first floor housed commercial space with a large hall on the second floor. The building served as headquarters for the Societa Mutua Beneficenza Italiana (Italian Mutual Benefit Society) and hosted community events.

Located at 47.2484, -88.4554 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Romanesque architecture, Commercial buildings in Michigan, Buildings and structures in Houghton County, Michigan, Commercial buildings completed in 1908, Buildings and structures demolished in 1984, Michigan State Historic Sites in Houghton County, Former National Register of Historic Places