Franklin Mine, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Franklin Mine is a small unincorporated community
in Houghton County
, Michigan
, United States
. The area is on Quincy Hill, northeast of Hancock
, and lying partially within Quincy Township
and partially within Franklin Township
.
Franklin Mine is located at 47°08′24"N 88°34′24"W and is named after the eponymous mine
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Houghton County
Houghton County, Michigan
-National protected areas:* Keweenaw National Historical Park * Ottawa National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36,016 people, 13,793 households, and 8,137 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile . There were 17,748 housing...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The area is on Quincy Hill, northeast of Hancock
Hancock, Michigan
Hancock is a city in Houghton County; the northernmost in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, or, depending on terminology, Copper Island. The population was 4,634 at the 2010 census...
, and lying partially within Quincy Township
Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan
Quincy Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 251.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land....
and partially within Franklin Township
Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan
Franklin Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,320 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
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Franklin Mine is located at 47°08′24"N 88°34′24"W and is named after the eponymous mine
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
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