Emerson, Michigan | |
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 Historic image of Emerson around 1880 | |
  Emerson Location within the state of Michigan  Emerson Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′23″N 85°01′45″W / 46.55639°N 85.02917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Chippewa |
| Township | Whitefish |
| Settled | 1880 |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49768 (Paradise) |
| Area code | 906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1617545[1] |
Emerson is an unincorporated community in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] As an unincorporated community, Emerson has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own. The community is located within Whitefish Township.
Emerson was settled as a lumber community as early as 1880 near the mouth of the Tahquamenon River. After the lumber industry declined after 1920, the community slowly dwindled and became a ghost town during the 1940s. There are very few remnants of the former community, and it was later recognized as a Michigan State Historic Site in 1979.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
- Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan
- Category:Unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Michigan
- Category:Populated places established in 1880
- Category:1880 establishments in Michigan