Houghton (spr. Hoht'n), Grafschaft im Staate Michigan (Nordamerika), 55 QM., am Lake Superior (Obern See); die Keweenaw Bai schneidet tief in die Grafschaft ein, der Sturgeon River durchfließt dieselbe; viel Kupfer (daher auch Copper Region genannt), Gold u. Silber; erst in neuester Zeit organisirt, noch sehr wenig bevölkert (kaum 1000 Ew.); genannt nach Professor Donglas Houghton, früher Staatsgeolog von Michigan; Hauptort noch nicht bestimmt.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Houghton — may refer to PlacesAustralia* Houghton, South Australia, a town near Adelaide * Houghton Highway, the longest bridge in Australia, between Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland * Houghton Island (Queensland)Canada*Houghton Township, Ontario, a… … Wikipedia
Houghton — ist der Name folgender Ortschaften: in Großbritannien: Houghton (Cambridgeshire) Houghton (Cumbria) Houghton (Hampshire) Houghton (West Sussex) Houghton le Spring, Sunderland Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire New Houghton, Norfolk Houghton… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Houghton — Houghton, NY U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1748 Housing Units (2000): 333 Land area (2000): 2.443184 sq. miles (6.327816 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.018485 sq. miles (0.047876 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.461669 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Houghton, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 130 Housing Units (2000): 61 Land area (2000): 0.301528 sq. miles (0.780954 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.301528 sq. miles (0.780954 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Houghton, MI — U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 7010 Housing Units (2000): 2222 Land area (2000): 4.312580 sq. miles (11.169531 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.248485 sq. miles (0.643572 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.561065 sq. miles (11.813103 sq. km) FIPS … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Houghton, NY — U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1748 Housing Units (2000): 333 Land area (2000): 2.443184 sq. miles (6.327816 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.018485 sq. miles (0.047876 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.461669 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Houghton — (spr. haut n oder hōt n), Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord, engl. Politiker und Schriftsteller, geb. 19. Juni 1809, gest. 11. Aug. 1885 in Vichy, studierte in Cambridge und trat 1837 ins Unterhaus. Er unterstützte Sir Robert Peel bei Abschaffung des … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Houghton — ▪ Michigan, United States city, seat (1852) of Houghton county, northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U.S. It lies along Portage Lake and the Keweenaw Waterway, opposite Hancock. It was settled in 1851 and named for Douglass Houghton, a … Universalium
Houghton — 1 Original name in latin Houghton Name in other language Khauton, Khoton, Хаутон, Хотон State code US Continent/City America/Detroit longitude 47.12187 latitude 88.56901 altitude 197 Population 7708 Date 2011 05 14 2 Original name in latin… … Cities with a population over 1000 database
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