Thompson Historical Marker Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs and newspaper articles related to the installation of the historic marker and interpretive panels in the town of Thompson. It also includes the full text of the marker and panels.
Dates
- 2006
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some items are in copyright and some are not. See item-level metadata for details.
Biographical / Historical
In 2006, the Thompson Township Historical Advisory Committee installed a state historic marker and five interpretive panels about the history of Thompson. The panels describe the logging industry in Thompson, the related mill and shipping industries, and the famous Christmas Tree Ship shipwreck. (See the Christmas Tree Ship collection for more information on the shipwreck.)
Extent
18 items
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
The original records are held by the Thompson Township Historical Advisory Committee. They can be contacted at https://www.facebook.com/Thompsonhistoricalcommittee/.
View This Collection Online
This collection is part of UPLINK, the Upper Peninsula Digital Network. You can see it on the UPLINK website here.
- Christmas. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Historic preservation. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Logging. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumbering. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Schoolcraft County (Mich.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shipping. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shipwrecks. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Thompson Township (Mich.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Thompson Historical Marker Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Annika Peterson
- Date
- 13 March 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Thompson Township Historical Advisory Committee Repository
