Prosperity Lost (p1)
When Captain Vivian built his store along the newly formed Village of Calumet’s eastern end, the village was still only a child. But with Vivian’s success came a wave of imitators who arrived to Hecla...
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As was the case with most of the Copper Country’s growing communities, the commercial district of early Calumet was molded by only a handful of influential people. In addition to Mr. Vivian, who we...
View ArticleProsperity Lost (p3) – the Marta Block
As we continue our tour along Laurium’s main commercial district, we come across one more name to add to our list of whose who for the old village of Calumet’s – Dominick Marta. Mr. Marta was an...
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Following the impressive sandstone beauty that is the Marta Block our tour of Laurium follows that gem up with a pair of not so glorious buildings – though I’m sure at one time they were. Like their...
View ArticleProsperity Lost (p5) – The Laurium Village Hall
With the old village of Calumet’s transformation into the village of Laurium, the newly minted village government built a modest two story wood-framed building to house the fire department and village...
View ArticleProsperity Lost (p6) – The State Savings Bank Building
Passing Laurium’s incredible redstone clad village hall, you find yourself arriving at the corner of 3rd and Hecla Streets – the centerpiece of Laurium’s commercial district. Like Oak Street was to...
View ArticleProsperity Lost (p7) – The 1st National Bank Building
The arrival of the State Savings Bank at the turn of the century yo the heart of Laurium’s newly developed commercial district quickly drew the interest of other banking institutions, who began to look...
View ArticleProsperity Lost (p8)
After passing by the 1st National Bank you find yourself on the north end of 3rd street, and while the village continues for two more blocks up to 1st Street, the commercial district for all intents...
View ArticleHouses of Worship and Learning
When it came to sheer numbers of houses of worship the booming metropolis of Calumet just was the undisputed champion of the region. Just after the turn of the century – at the Copper Empire’s peak –...
View ArticleThe First Baptist
In the early years of Laurium – then known confusingly as Calumet – one of the first churches to arrive to the scene was the First Baptist, formed around 1895. The congregation elected to build itself...
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