Hancock (Michigan)
Hancock is a small town in Houghton County .
geography
The city is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula . A lifting bridge leads to Houghton, Michigan . The city is snowy because of the lake effect snow .
history
The first buildings were built in the middle of the 19th century. built. The place was named after John Hancock . The smelting of copper ore contributed to the economic development. In 1869 and in the 1940s, a large part of the village was destroyed by fire. City rights were established in 1903. After the Second World War , tourism replaced metallurgy. A town twinning was established with Porvoo .
Attractions
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places is the block around Quincy Street, most of which was built between the 1880s and 1900s. These include the Hancock Town Hall and Fire Hall, the town hall, which was built in 1899 from red sandstone in the style of late Victorian architecture .
Personalities
- William A. Longacre (1937-2015), archaeologist
- Dwight Helminen (born 1983), ice hockey player
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Coordinates: 47 ° 8 ′ N , 88 ° 35 ′ W