Mason, Houghton County, Michigan

Mason, Michigan
Mason is located in Michigan
Mason
Mason
Coordinates: 47°08′27″N 88°27′56″W / 47.14083°N 88.46556°W / 47.14083; -88.46556
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyHoughton
TownshipOsceola
Elevation637 ft (194 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49930 (Hancock) 49913 (Calumet)
Area code906
GNIS feature ID631695[1]

Mason is a small unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan[1] that is the remainder of past stamp mill operations at the Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills.[2] Still standing and mostly occupied are 23 mining company houses, all along 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.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mason, Houghton County, Michigan
  2. ^ "Quincy Mining Company - Mason Site". On-Scene Coordinator Response Sites. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved June 18, 2022.