South Range’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of South Range. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗South Range was platted in 1902 by the Wheal Kate Mining Company, which operated an unsuccessful copper mine nearby. In 1906 the community tried to incorporate as the town of Stanton, but there was already a Stanton, Michigan, so they incorporated as South Range, because it was at the south end of the Michigan copper range. Italians were the dominant ethnic group in early years.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart South Range’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Range’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAbandoned mine shaft. South Range…, 1941: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from South Range
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South Range, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in South Range is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean South Range has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is South Range Community Building in Adams, 0.1 miles away.
South Range and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Abandoned mine shaft. South Range, Michigan (1941) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.