Mason, Houghton County, Michigan
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Mason Is a Small Community in Houghton County That is the remainder of past Stamp mill operations at Quincy Mill. Still Standing and Mostly Occupied are 23 Mining Company houses, All along Highway M-26. Mason Has by some locals been dubbed "shutter town" because each house had its own distinct color of shutter. Most of the homes are painted white, and are of the same type and style, which is confusing for anyone trying to locate a particular house.
Mason Was Established in The late 1890's, when the new Stamp Mill was built. It originally Had about 40-45 Homes, and at one time had a schoolhouse (Clarence Monette, Some Copper Country Names and Places)
The Two Main styles of homes in mason are the Saltbox and the T-style. The T Style had a 2 story half and a one story other half, while the Saltbox was a two story House with a long Rear roof.
Near the Quincy mill is the Ruins of the Quincy Mining Company #2 Dredge which partially sank on the shore in the 60's. The drege was used to reclaim copper tailings off the bottom of the lake for reprocessing to gather unused copper. The reclamation plant that is now ruins closed in 1967.
There is currently in the works a Historical nomination for the town of mason, and its surrounding features such as the stamp mill. it has not been been up for approval yet.
Until 3 years Ago (2002-2003) All the Homes in mason were still owned and Rented to each indivdual renter. However since 2003 Most homes have been sold to private owners which are fixing up their homes. There is one Resident that has lived in mason for Almost 80 Years!
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Some Copper Country names and Places, Clarence Monette
