Sectional map of the copper, iron and silver region of Lake Superior : embracing the counties of Marquette, Houghton, Baraga, Keweenaw, Ontonagon, Isle Royale, and parts of Delta, Menominee & Schoolcraft.

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Sectional map of the copper, iron and silver region of Lake Superior : embracing the counties of Marquette, Houghton, Baraga, Keweenaw, Ontonagon, Isle Royale, and parts of Delta, Menominee & Schoolcraft.

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Series 38 of record group 59-4 consists of a sectional map (1875) of the copper, iron and silver region of Lake Superior, originally collected by either the Michigan Geological Survey or the Michigan Lands Division. The map is by J. Disturnell of Philadelphia and is in 2 pieces, 10" x 22 1/2" and 22 3/4" x 22 1/2", with a scale of 6 miles : 1 in.

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Disturnell, John, 1801-1877

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Michigan. Lands Division

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Michigan. Geological Survey Division

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...