Onota, Au Train Township, Michigan

This is about the former village in Au Train Township; Onota Township, Michigan is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) to the west of the former village.
Bay Furnace
Reconstructed furnace
Onota, Au Train Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Onota, Au Train Township, Michigan
Onota, Au Train Township, Michigan is located in the United States
Onota, Au Train Township, Michigan
Nearest cityChristmas, Michigan
Coordinates46°26′27″N 86°42′21″W / 46.44083°N 86.70583°W / 46.44083; -86.70583
Arealess than one acre
Built1869
NRHP reference No.71000382[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1971
Designated MSHSJanuary 22, 1971[2]

Onota was a village in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It was located on the Grand Island Bay of Lake Superior near the present-day community of Christmas about five miles (8 km) west of Munising in Alger County. The site of Onota is within the Bay Furnace Campground and Picnic Area[3] of the Hiawatha National Forest.[4] The remains of Bay Furnace, a blast furnace used for smelting iron, is the only extant remnant of the town. Bay Furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places[1] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1971.[2]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference state was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ USDA Forest Service website, "Bay Furnace Campground & Picnic Area"
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bay Furnace Recreation Area