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Emerson lumber town at the Tahquamenon mouth
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1880-1940s lumber mill town
Lumber community at the mouth of the Tahquamenon River from about 1880, home of the Chesbrough Lumber Company mill. The lumber trade declined by 1920 and the town became a ghost in the 1940s; it is a Michigan State Historic Site.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river mouth
Lake Superior shore
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