Aura, Michigan

Coordinates: 46°51′46″N 88°19′11″W / 46.86278°N 88.31972°W / 46.86278; -88.31972
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Aura, Michigan
ZIP code
49946
Area code906
GNIS feature ID620346[1]

Aura is a small unincorporated community in Arvon Township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The area is approximately 12 miles (19 km) northeast of L'Anse and four miles (6 km) east of Pequaming.

History

In the 1870s, the land on the Abbaye Peninsula was still mostly the property of the

board feet of lumber annually and employed as many as 650 men. After the death of King, his heirs sold the entire peninsula to Charles Hebard and his company. The land and the sawmill were later owned by Henry Ford.[3]

Towards the end of the

Finnish miners moved there to begin farming the land. The first settlers in June 1914 were Tobias Hiltunen and his family, who purchased Camp Number 3 and which had buildings in habitable condition. Other Finnish families arrived later that summer. They named the place Aura (Finnish: "Plow"), because someone had found an old plow on the land, apparently left by loggers.[3]

A post office was opened December 19, 1921, and the first postmaster was Hilda Mytty. It was discontinued on February 1, 1974, and was a

CPO until February 20, 1982.[4][5]

Geography

Situated on the Abbaye Peninsula between Keweenaw Bay and Huron Bay, this small farming settlement consisted of approximately fifteen square miles in both Arvon and L'Anse townships. Historically, the rich clay loam has been most suitable for potatoes, hay, wheat, oats, and other grains, although active farming has declined over the years.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aura, Michigan
  2. ^ a b L'Anse High School (2005) [1922]. "Outlying Districts: Aura". History of L'Anse township, by the American history class of L'Anse high school. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. p. N/A. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-8143-2974-8
    . Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aura Post Office (historical)
  5. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X
    .

Further reading

  • Baragaland Bicentennial 1776-1976. Baraga, Michigan: Lumberjack Citizens Society of Baraga. 1976.
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