Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad Water Tower
Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad Water Tower is a historic building in Quincy Township, Houghton, Michigan. Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad Water Tower is situated nearby to the historic building Quincy Mine Engine House, as well as near the ruins Quincy #7 Boiler House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House and Portage Lake Lift Bridge.
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. Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad Water Tower.
Portage Lake Lift Bridge
Bridge
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The Portage Lake Lift Bridge connects the cities of Hancock and Houghton, in the US state of Michigan. It crosses Portage Lake, a portion of the waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula with a canal linking the final several miles to Lake Superior to the northwest. Portage Lake Lift Bridge is situated 3,800 feet south of Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad Water Tower.
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. Portage Lake District Library is situated 1 mile southeast of Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad Water Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franklin Mine and Hancock.
Franklin Mine
Hamlet
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.
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.Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad Water Tower
- Type: Historic building
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Quincy Township, Houghton, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.13404° or 47° 8′ 3″ northLongitude
-88.57685° or 88° 34′ 37″ westOpen location code
86VH4CMF+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 832998095OpenStreetMap feature
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