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About Seney

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
735 ftElevation

Seney ( SEE-nee) is an unincorporated community in Schoolcraft County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. State trunkline highway M-28 runs directly through Seney. The historic community of Seney began as a railroad stop in 1881. Soon after, logging companies moved into the area to lumber the white pine forests in the surrounding region. Seney quickly grew to over 3,000 people. During this time, the town gained a reputation for being rowdy and dangerous due to its booming economy and numerous saloons. By the end of the nineteenth century, pine forests in the surrounding region were depleted, due to the logging and numerous fires, and the lumber companies left, shrinking the...

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