L'Anse Township, Michigan
| L'Anse Township, Michigan | |
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L'Anse Township Hall, July 2014.
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 L'Anse Township
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| Coordinates: 46°43′41″N 88°22′18″W / 46.72806°N 88.37167°WCoordinates: 46°43′41″N 88°22′18″W / 46.72806°N 88.37167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Baraga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 269.0 sq mi (696.8 km2) |
| • Land | 247.4 sq mi (640.8 km2) |
| • Water | 21.6 sq mi (56.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,365 ft (416 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,843 |
| • Density | 16/sq mi (6.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49946 |
| Area code(s) | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-45560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626587 |
| Website | www |
L'Anse Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 3,843.Mount Arvon and Mount Curwood, the highest and second highest points in Michigan, are located in the township.
The township has a rich and varied history as far back as October 15, 1660, with the arrival of the first white man on record, French Jesuit priest René Menard. Menard spent the winter in what is presently known as Pequaming on Keweenaw Bay, and left the area for Fond du Lac the following spring, never to be heard from again. He was followed by Father Claude in 1666.
Over the next 200 years, the Chippewa tribe populated the area, and attracted the attention of trappers and traders throughout the Great Lakes. The American Fur Company established a trading post at Assinins by a man known only as Dubay. The Hudson's Bay Company had established a post near Zeba in 1836, which operated for about 15 years. Other early settlers included trappers and missionaries.
The first mission in the area was established in 1833 by a Chippewa who had converted to Methodism and taken the name of John Sunday. The first mission was located on the east side of the bay north of L'Anse at Zeba, with a second opened at Ottawa Lake in 1835. In 1834, Daniel Meeker Chandler left Sault Ste. Marie and headed west on Lake Superior by canoe. He arrived at his destination, called "Ke-Wa-We-Non", on September 3, and began mission work for the Methodist Church on the east side of Keweenaw Bay. The following summer, Chandler began cutting timber for a proposed Native American village known today as Zeba.
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