Baraga County
| Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assinins | 01972-05-19May 19, 1972 | US 41 |
Assinins | Assinins was founded in 1843 by Bishop Frederic Baraga, and is one of the earliest Catholic missions in the Upper Peninsula associated with the Bishop. Baraga built the Old St. Joseph Orphanage and School on the site in 1860; wings were added to the building in 1866 and 1877. The settlement served as an important link in establishing rapport between the local Ottawa and Chippewa tribes and settlers arriving from the east. | ||
| Arvon Township Hall | 01981-07-30July 30, 1981 | Park Rd. |
Skanee | In 1915, when this hall was built, the area was still a sparsely settled frontier, and the township government played an important role in the local community. The hall was used as a community center hosted public meetings. It continues to be used for meetings, as well as amateur theatrical productions, community pageants, ethnic music festivals, and other recreational activities. | ||
| Canyon Falls Bridge | 01999-11-30November 30, 1999 | US 41 over the Sturgeon River |
L'Anse Township | The Canyon Falls Bridge is constructed of a two-hinged, girder-ribbed arch. The configuration of the bridge is highly simplified, with some minimal decoration on ancillary components. Guardrails have ornamental steel rails and balusters, and a decorative concrete pylon tops each arch pedestal. The appearance of the pylons and the profile of the arched ribs gives the bridge a distinctive Art Moderne look. | ||
| Herman and Anna Hanka Farm | 01984-07-19July 19, 1984 | Northeast of Pelkie |
Pelkie | The Hanka Farm was occupied by members of the Hanka family, Finnish immigrants, from 1896 until 1966. The farm was originally homesteaded at a time of mass immigration from Finland to the United States, as well as a migration from the mining locations in the Upper Peninsula to more rural locations. The homestead is relatively intact and unaltered from its appearance in the 1920s. | ||
| Hebard – Ford Summer House | 01982-05-05May 5, 1982 | Northeast of L'Anse |
Pequaming | The logging town of Pequaming was founded by Charles Hebard in 1878. In 1915, Hebard's son Daniel built this lodge as his periodic residence. In 1923, Henry Ford bought the town, the mill, and the surrounding 40,000 acres of timber. Ford used the lodge as his summer residence until 1941. | ||
| Kewawenon Mission | 01980-04-10April 10, 1980 | 227 Front Street (Zeba Road), between Whirl-I-Gig Road and Peter Marksman Rd. |
Zeba | Now known as the Zeba United Indian Methodist Church, the Kewawenon Mission was founded by Methodist missionaries in 1832. The current church is the third such building at the site, and is a vernacular Gothic Revival building covered with hand-made shingling. | ||
| Sand Point Site | 01973-06-19June 19, 1973 | Sand Point, NW of Baraga |
Baraga | Sand Point is a Late Late Woodland period archaeological site containing the remains of a village and 12 burial mounds. | ||
| US-41 (old)-Backwater Creek Bridge | 01999-12-09December 9, 1999 | Abandoned US 41 over Backwater Creek |
Baraga Township | The Old US-41 – Backwater Creek Bridge is a rigidly connected Warren pony truss, 80 feet long with an 18 foot roadway. Built in 1918, it is one of the earliest examples of a standard Michigan State Highway Department pony truss design in the state. |
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