Delaware, Michigan

Delaware is an unincorporated community in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was established in 1846 as a copper mining town. It is located in the Keweenaw Peninsula, ten miles south of Copper Harbor and around twenty five miles north of Calumet. When the town was first settled it had a population of one hundred and rose to a population close to 1200 during full operation. When the town first started out the mining companies brought everything including housing, mining buildings, schools, grocery store, and a church. Today all that is left is a mining tour and foundations of old mining buildings. This is mostly because there were no other jobs and the location of the town is in a very remote location. The town made attempts to survive but in the end did not make it. The Bete Grise Light is located in the area.

Bibliography

• Monette, Clarence. Delaware Mine Michigan: It’s History. Calumet MI: Greenlee Printing, 1987.

Coordinates: 47°25′16″N 88°05′45″W / 47.42111°N 88.09583°W / 47.42111; -88.09583