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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Strong" data-source="post: 28290" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Mostly true...except it was never really part of Wisconsin, which didn't become a state until 1848, while Michigan became a state in 1837, after the Toledo War ended (or as you called it, The Great Ohio-Michigan War). Before that, the Michigan Territory actually included all of Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota as well. However, had the Toledo War gone differently, at least part of the U.P. could have ended up in Wisconsin....but thank heavens it didn't...Wisconsin just doesn't deserve the U.P. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Another fun fact: The Upper Peninsula contains 29% of the land area of Michigan but just 3% of its total population.</p><p></p><p>I've heard it said that there are actually more deer than people in the U.P.</p><p></p><p>Although it was sort of a booming place at one time:</p><p></p><p>"....when rich mineral deposits (primarily copper and iron) were discovered in the 1840s. The Upper Peninsula's mines produced more mineral wealth than the California Gold Rush, especially after shipping was improved by the opening of the Soo Locks in 1855 and docks in Marquette in 1859. The Upper Peninsula supplied 90% of America's copper by the 1860s. It was the largest supplier of iron ore by the 1890s, and production continued to a peak in the 1920s, but sharply declined shortly afterward."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Strong, post: 28290, member: 3"] Mostly true...except it was never really part of Wisconsin, which didn't become a state until 1848, while Michigan became a state in 1837, after the Toledo War ended (or as you called it, The Great Ohio-Michigan War). Before that, the Michigan Territory actually included all of Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota as well. However, had the Toledo War gone differently, at least part of the U.P. could have ended up in Wisconsin....but thank heavens it didn't...Wisconsin just doesn't deserve the U.P. :) Another fun fact: The Upper Peninsula contains 29% of the land area of Michigan but just 3% of its total population. I've heard it said that there are actually more deer than people in the U.P. Although it was sort of a booming place at one time: "....when rich mineral deposits (primarily copper and iron) were discovered in the 1840s. The Upper Peninsula's mines produced more mineral wealth than the California Gold Rush, especially after shipping was improved by the opening of the Soo Locks in 1855 and docks in Marquette in 1859. The Upper Peninsula supplied 90% of America's copper by the 1860s. It was the largest supplier of iron ore by the 1890s, and production continued to a peak in the 1920s, but sharply declined shortly afterward." [/QUOTE]
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