Peter White, the teenager who helped found Marquette
Peter White came to Marquette at 18 with the town’s founders in 1849 and became its banker, booster and best-known citizen.
Charles Kawbawgam, the Ojibwe chief buried on Presque Isle
Charles Kawbawgam lived through Marquette’s founding and its growth into a city. He died in 1902 and is buried at Presque Isle Park.
The Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad, the line that moves the ore
The Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad has hauled iron ore from the mines to Marquette for well over a century.