City Limits East - US41 Traditional Cache

City of Negaunee History - The Jackson Mine was established in 1845 in Negaunee to mine the iron ore which would be shipped to steel making plants. The first iron forge in the Lake Superior region was established soon after in Negaunee as well. The community grew. In 1858, Negaunee was given a post office. In 1865, Negaunee was incorporated as a town and in 1868 the first police force was formed. 1873 marks the year Negaunee was recognized as a city. As mining operations expanded, many immigrants helped settle the area, bringing with them rich traditions that remain today. At one point in the city's history, Negaunee was the second richest city, per capita in the world, with Johanasburg, South Africa being first.

Population in 2010: 4,568
Population in 1910: 8,460
Population in 1873: 3,741 & 79 cows

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History of US 41 -
US Highway 41 (US 41) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In Michigan, it is a state trunkline highway that enters via the Interstate Bridge between Marinette, Wisconsin and Menominee, Michigan. The 278.769 miles (448.635 km) of US 41 that lie within Michigan serve as a major conduit and most of the highway is listed on the National Highway System. Various sections are rural two-lanes, urbanized four-lane divided expressway and the Copper Country Trail National Scenic Byway. The northernmost community along the highway is Copper Harbor at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The trunkline ends at a cul-de-sac east of Fort Wilkins State Park after serving the Central Upper Peninsula and Copper Country regions of Michigan. The highway is included in the Lake Superior Circle Tour and the Lake Michigan Circle Tour and passes through the Hiawatha National Forest and the Keweenaw National Historical Park. In 1926, US 41 was first designated as a US Highway. A section of the highway originally served as part of Military Road, a connection between Fort Wilkins and Fort Howard, near Green Bay, during the Civil War.

History of US 41 through Negaunee -
US 41/M-28 climbs hilly terrain into the cities of Negaunee and Ishpeming, running west and slightly south. The two cities host BUS M-28, which was once designated as ALT US 41 as well. Between the twin cities, US 41/M-28 skirts the shores of Teal Lake in Negaunee, then narrows into two lanes west of Ishpeming. On December 1, 1937 MSHD (predecessor to today's MDOT was the Michigan State Highway Department) map was the first to show the relocated US 41/M-28 near Teal Lake in Marquette County. M-35 was routed concurrently with US 41 between Negaunee and Baraga by 1953. This extra concurrency connected the two previously disconnected segments of M-35, which were the Portage Lake Bridge that opened in 1959 and the Marquette Bypass, 1963, as a four-lane expressway south of downtown Marquette. Washington and Front streets in Marquette were then designated as BUS US 41 at that time. The concurrency with M-35 through Marquette and Baraga counties was removed from maps in 1968. M-35 west of Baraga was designated as a new M-38 and M-35 was shortened to its current northern terminus.