Houghton County Traction Company Ahmeek Streetcar Station
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Houghton County Traction Company Ahmeek Streetcar Station | |
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| Location | US 41/M-26 and Hubbell St., Ahmeek, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 47°17′48″N 88°23′42″W / 47.29667°N 88.39500°WCoordinates: 47°17′48″N 88°23′42″W / 47.29667°N 88.39500°W |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 00000221[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 2000 |
The Houghton County Traction Company Ahmeek Streetcar Station is a rail station located at the corner of US 41/M-26 and Hubbell Street in Ahmeek, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
Houghton County Traction Company
The Houghton County Traction Company was started in 1900 as an interurban line in the Keweenaw Peninsula.[2] The first section of track ran from Hancock to nearby Boston; in 1901, the line was extended to Calumet.[2] During the next few years, a spur was built running to Lake Linden and Hubbell, and in 1908 the line was extended to just north of Mohawk.[2]
The Houghton County Traction Company remained in business until 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression.[2]
Station
The Ahmeek Station is one of the original trolley stops of the Houghton County Traction Company, which served Ahmeek and the surrounding location.[3] After the rail line folded, the station was used for various purposes, including a bus stop and gas station.[3] An ice cream window has been in place since the early 2000s and in summer 2011, a local non-profit organization called the North Woods Conservancy opened a visitor's center in what was the waiting room.[3] The current owners also just finished renovating the entire original building, including the apartment upstairs that the original operators of the station lived in.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 History of the Houghton County Traction Company, Wally Weart, on the Copper Range Railroad site, retrieved 8/20/09
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ahmeek Streetcar Station from the Keweenaw Free Guide, retrieved 8/20/09
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