LaVanway Papers, 1865-2010.

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LaVanway Papers, 1865-2010.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/711871269

Papers, 1865-2010, consist of research material compiled by Paul LaVanway on topics including Keweenaw County roads and highways, Brockway Mountain Drive and Copper Country history in support of his publications. The collection includes maps, blueprints, photographs, personal interviews and photocopies from other archival collections and original documents compiled by Paul LaVanway while researching; "A History of Keweenaw County's Roads and Highways" tracing the route of Military Road through Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and "The Brockway Mountain Drive Story." Photographs include descriptions provided by Paul LaVanway. Subjects and research topics may include but are not limited to Copper Country history, transportation and roads, the Great Depression and Copper Harbor.

0.58 cubic feet; 1 manuscript box (letter size), 1/2 manuscript box (legal size)

Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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SNAC Resource ID: 8078265

Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company

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The Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company, which traces its founding to 1864, was the most successful corporation to have mined native copper on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Through nearly a century of mining activity, the company produced in excess of 4.5 billion pounds of refined copper and issued over $200 million in shareholder dividends. Unlike many of its competitors along the Keweenaw Peninsula, Calumet and Hecla successfully expanded its operations over several separate mineral bo...

LaVanway, Paul

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Paul LaVanway Sr., as of 2010, is the President and CEO of LignoTech USA Inc. at Rothschild, Wisconsin. Paul LaVanway is a summer resident of Copper Harbor Michigan, a member of the Keweenaw County Historical Society, and an amateur historian. From the description of LaVanway Papers, 1865-2010. (Michigan Technological University). WorldCat record id: 711871269 ...

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