Clifton was a community in Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, that was founded in support of the Cliff mine—a mine opened in 1845 by the Pittsburgh and Boston Mining Company after copper was discovered there. The remnants of the community are located between Calumet and

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, off of Cliff Drive, alongside U.S. Route 41 in the

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. A historical marker is present at the site. Mining was the main source of employment, drawing men of different nationalities, including Irish, German,

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, and Cornish men. The community of Clifton had only a few churches, including Catholic and

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. At one point, the town supported an independent brewery called the Clifton Bottling Works. After the Cliff mine exhausted the copper deposit, the town became deserted.

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Former populated places in Keweenaw County, Michigan Ghost towns in Michigan Mining communities in Michigan Company towns in Michigan {{US-ghost-town-stub

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