Franklin Mine
Franklin Mine is a small unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. The area is on Quincy Hill, northeast of Hancock, and lying partially within Quincy Township and partially within Franklin Township.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Michigan, United States of America
- Also known as: “Franklin”, “Franklin Mine, MI”, and “Franklin Mine, Michigan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House and Hancock High School.
Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House
Building
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House is an industrial building located north of Hancock, Michigan along US Highway 41 within the Quincy Mining Company Historic District.
Hancock High School
School
Hancock Central High School is a public school located in Hancock, Michigan. Their current location in Hancock is at 501 Campus Drive. Their athletics teams are nicknamed the Bulldogs, who have a long-standing rivalry with their neighboring city of Houghton's teams, the Gremlins.
Portage Lake District Library
Library
Photo: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portage Lake District Library is a public library in Houghton, Michigan, which serves the city of Houghton and Portage Townships. The Portage Lake District Library participates in the Michigan eLibrary and is a member of the Superiorland Library Cooperative.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hancock and Houghton-Hancock.
Hancock
Town
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.
Houghton-Hancock
Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.Houghton
Town
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.
Franklin Mine
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Franklin Township, Houghton, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.13993° or 47° 8′ 24″ northLongitude
-88.57318° or 88° 34′ 23″ westElevation
1,184 feet (361 metres)Open location code
86VH4CQG+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 153433606OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Franklin Mine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “富蘭克林礦區”
- French: “Franklin Mine”
- Irish: “Franklin Mine”
- Spanish: “Franklin Mine”
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Highlights include Blacksmith Shop and North Quincy (No. 6) Dry House.
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