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Native Americans. In 1877, the Hebard and Thurberg Lumber Company leased the peninsula from the chief, David King. They built a large steam-powered sawmill the following year and established sixteen lumber camps. The principal Chippewa village, known as Pe-qua-qua-wa-ming, is now
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miners moved there to begin farming the land. The first settlers in June 1914 were Tobias Hiltunen and his family, who purchased Camp Number 3 and which had buildings in habitable condition. Other Finnish families arrived later that summer. They named the place
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region of Michigan, Hebard began selling off harvested lands in the middle of the Abbaye peninsula on reasonable terms, of $ 300 for 40 acres (160,000 m) with only a small cash downpayment to stake a claim. Many jobless
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of lumber annually and employed as many as 650 men. After the death of King, his heirs sold the entire peninsula to Charles Hebard and his company. The land and the sawmill were later owned by
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townships. Historically, the rich clay loam has been most suitable for potatoes, hay, wheat, oats, and other grains, although active farming has declined over the years.
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A post office was opened December 19, 1921, and the first postmaster was Hilda Mytty. It was discontinued on February 1, 1974, and was a
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aura Post Office (historical)
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In the 1870s, the land on the Abbaye Peninsula was still mostly the property of the
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History of L'Anse township, by the American history class of L'Anse high school
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aura, Michigan
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Unincorporated communities in Baraga County, Michigan
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Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
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Unincorporated community
Aura is located in Michigan
46°51′46″N 88°19′11″W / 46.86278°N 88.31972°W / 46.86278; -88.31972
Country
State
Michigan
County
Baraga
Township
Arvon
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
906
GNIS
unincorporated community
Arvon Township
Baraga County
U.S. state
Michigan
L'Anse
Pequaming
Chippewa
Pequaming
board feet
Henry Ford

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