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History · Humboldt

Humboldt’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Humboldt. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Humboldt Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 413 at the 2020 census, down from 464 in 2010. It contains a portion of the census-designated place of Republic.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 464 to 413 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1969.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Humboldt yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Humboldt

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Glenn Theodore SeaborgGlenn Theodore SeaborgIshpeming · 14 miKelly JohnsonKelly JohnsonIshpeming · 14 miSallie W. ChisholmSallie W. ChisholmMarquette · 26 miJLJohn LautnerMarquette · 26 miWOWeldon OlsonMarquette · 26 miGeorge FisherGeorge FisherRepublic · 8 mi
By decade

Humboldt, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Humboldt is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Humboldt has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Park Hotel and Cabins in Republic, 4.5 miles away.

Humboldt and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Humboldt. Tap a dot.
Park Hotel and CabinsM 95 (old)-Michigamme River BridgeVista TheaterCohodas, Sam, LodgeTruck Line Bridge No. 1Cliffs Shaft Mine

Closest to Humboldt

Park Hotel and CabinsRepublic · Building4.5miM 95 (old)-Michigamme River BridgeSagola · Built 19109.1miVista TheaterEly · Commercial Style · Built 192610.1miCohodas, Sam, LodgeMichigamme · District12miTruck Line Bridge No. 1Michigamme · Built 191412.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Park Hotel and Cabins’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Humboldt?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Humboldt’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Ely📜 Republic📜 Tilden📜 Ishpeming
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