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Above: 1909 Mining Class at the
Section 21 Mine, Below 1898 Mining Class;
Note the Candles on hardhats
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Michigan School of Mines 1885- - -
- - Michigan College of Mines 1897- - - - -
- - - Michigan
College of Mining and Technology 1927- -
- - - - Michigan
Technological University 1964- - - -
In March 1861 the Michigan Legislature passed Public Act 207, signed
by the
governor, to establish the Michigan
Mining School at Houghton. It would have been the first mining college in the nation if the Civil War had not blocked appropriations. The Mining Engineering department was the first department established when the Michigan School of Mines opened in Houghton in 1885, dedicated exclusively to "mining and mining engineering." In over 110 years of its history, over 800 mining engineers have graduated from Michigan Tech. |
