Iron County (Michigan)

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IRON COUNTY (MICHIGAN)

State : Michigan

Seal (crest) of Iron County (Michigan)

Origin/meaning

The Iron County, Michigan, seal depicts the 1890 Iron County Courthouse over an outline map of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Iron County’s contrasting outline.

The Iron County Courthouse, designed by J.C. Clancy, was built in 1890. Characteristic of the Romanesque revival period, it features a high pitched roof, high windows, deeply arched doorways and exterior ornamentation. It commands a scenic view of the city of Crystal Falls and its surroundings, and is listed on the State and National Register of Historical Places and is located on the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan Heritage Trail.

The severance of the Upper Peninsula from the territory of Wisconsin was important to the border county of Iron. Early boundary surveys found outcroppings of iron ore and dense forests, both of which would become essential elements to the economy of the county.

Iron County was organized in 1885 from territory taken from Marquette and Menominee counties.