Phoenix, Michigan Explained

Phoenix, Michigan
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label:Phoenix
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Keweenaw
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Houghton
Elevation Ft:925
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:47.3889°N -88.2775°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49950 (Mohawk)
Area Code:906
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:634768

Phoenix is an unincorporated community in Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States. Phoenix lies at the junction of M-26 and U.S. Highway 41, approximately 2miles south of Eagle River, near the shores of Lake Superior.[1]

Phoenix was the site of the Phoenix Mine, one of the earliest copper mines in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The Phoenix Copper Mining Company's predecessor, the Lake Superior Copper Company, was the first active copper mine in the Copper Country, established in the early 1840s.[2] With the establishment of a religious presence and blacksmith shop in the 1800s—the Church of the Assumption and Bammert Blacksmith Shop—these surviving edifices have been preserved by the Keweenaw County Historical Society.[3]

Notes and References

  1. . 2016 . Grid 18 . Topographic map . Michigan Atlas & Gazetteer . 1:160,301 . Yarmouth, Maine . DeLorme . 15th . 18 . 0899334423 .
  2. Web site: Lake Superior Copper Company . August 1, 2023 . Pasty.com .
  3. Web site: Phoenix . Pure Michigan . November 16, 2016 . January 7, 2021 .