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MARINETTE
, a See also:city and the See also:county-seat of Marinette county, See also:Wisconsin, U.S.A., 162 m
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N. of See also:Milwaukee, on the W. See also:shore o; See also:Green See also:Bay, at the mouth of the See also:Menominee See also:River
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Pop
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(189o), 11,523; (1900), 16,195, of whom 5542 were See also:foreign-See also:born; (1905), 15,354; (1910), 14,610
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It is served directly by the Wisconsin & See also:Michigan, the See also:Chicago, Milwaukee & St See also:Paul, and the Chicago & See also:North-Western See also:railways, and by several steamboat lines connecting with See also:lake ports; and is connected by See also:ferry with See also:Frankfort, Michigan (served by the See also:Ann Arbor railroad)
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The city has a See also:fine See also:harbour and a considerable See also:commerce in See also:iron and See also:lumber products
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Five See also:bridges connect Marinette with Menominee, Michigan, on the other See also:side of the river
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Marinette has a Federal See also:building; the See also:Stephenson public library, founded by Senator See also:Isaac Stephenson (b
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1829), a See also:local " lumber See also:
Other manufactures are boxes, See also:furniture and woodware, boats, boilers a,nd agricultural machinery
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In 1905 the factory products were valued at $3,633,399
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