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Place Name
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Baraga
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Pronunciation
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BAIR-uh-guh
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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1,231 (1990)
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Location
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Baraga County, Michigan (MI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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46°46'N
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Longitude
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88°29'W
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Baraga
(BAIR-uh-guh), town (1990 pop. 1,231), Baraga co., NW
Upper Peninsula, Mich., on Keweenaw Bay, and
3 mi/4.8 km NW of L'Anse; 46°46'N
88°29'W. Mfg. (RR ties, materials-handling equip.). Resort;
fishing. Native Amer. relics found in vicinity. Baraga State Park to S;
W unit of L'Anse Indian Reservation N of town. Hanka Homestead, 1896
Finn. restored homestead.
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