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Port of Hancock
The Port of Handcock is located on the north side of the Portage Canal in Houghton County. It is reached through either Lake Michigan or Lake Superior. In the copper mining years, this port shipped out copper and copper products and received coal which was necessary for operation of the mines and stamping miles.
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI
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