Kearsarge, Michigan

Kearsarge, Michigan
Unincorporated community

Downtown Kearsarge
Kearsarge, Michigan

Location within the state of Michigan

Coordinates: 47°16′30″N 88°24′58″W / 47.27500°N 88.41611°W / 47.27500; -88.41611Coordinates: 47°16′30″N 88°24′58″W / 47.27500°N 88.41611°W / 47.27500; -88.41611
Country United States
State Michigan
County Houghton County
Township Calumet Township
Elevation[1] 1,122 ft (342 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 49942 (P.O. Box)
Area code(s) 906
FIPS code 26-42420[2]
GNIS feature ID 629487[1]
Kearsarge sign on US 41.

Kearsarge is an unincorporated community in Calumet Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Calumet/Laurium on U.S. Route 41/M-26 at 47°16′30″N 88°24′58″W / 47.27500°N 88.41611°W / 47.27500; -88.41611.[1]

Kearsarge is served by a post office with ZIP code 49942, providing P.O. Box service.[3]

The community was first settled in 1867. An amygdaloid copper lode was mined by various companies from 1882 through 1925. A post office opened on November 20, 1893, with Barnett S. Shearer as the first postmaster. It was named for the USS Kearsarge (1861) by a former naval officer who was an employee of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company. It had a station on the Hancock and Calumet Railroad (which became part of Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway).[4]

During the Great Depression, workers with the WPA built a memorial to the 1862 naval ship out of stones, though the monument bears little resemblance to the sloop it commemorates.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kearsarge, Michigan
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup, United States Postal Service Archived November 23, 2010, at WebCite
  4. ↑ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
  5. ↑ "KEARSARGE", Hunts' Guide to Michigan's UPPER PENINSULA
  6. ↑ "Kearsarge, Michigan - U.S.S. Kearsarge - Ship of Stones", RoadsideAmerica.com
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