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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 been dubbed by some locals "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. Mason was established in the late 1890s, 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 dredge was used to reclaim copper tailings off the bottom of the lake for reprocessing to gather unused copper. The reclamation plant, now in ruins, closed in 1967. There is currently a historical nomination in the works for the town of Mason, and its surrounding features such as the Stamp Mill. It has not come up for approval yet. Until recently, (2002-2003) all of the homes in Mason were still owned and rented out individually. However since 2003 most homes have been sold to private owners, who have been fixing up the homes. REFERENCES Some Copper Country names and Places, Clarence Monette && JAMES EARL WAS SO AMAZINGLY GAY |
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