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Champion, Michigan

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Champion is an unincorporated community in Marquette County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1]

History

A post office called Champion has been in operation since 1869.[2] The community took its name from the nearby Champion Iron Mine.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Champion, Michigan
  2. ^ "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 54.

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