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Spurr Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 276 at the 2010 census. The township had been organized while it was part of Houghton County. It was one of the four original townships of Baraga County when it was set off from Houghton in 1875. It is named for "Spurr Mountain", the site of an iron ore mine, first named the "Spurr Mountain Mining Company", organized in 1872. Operations ceased in 1878, and then resumed again in 1881 under a reorganized "Spurr Iron Mining Company".〔(''History of the upper peninsula of Michigan'' ). Western Historical Co. Chicago: Western Historical Co.1883. pg. 203.〕 A post office named "Spurr Mountain" opened December 30, 1874, and was discontinued December 15, 1887. It was reestablished June 4, 1890, and operated until June 30, 1896. ==Communities== There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a few unincorporated communities and historic locales: * Nestoria is an unincorporated community at about east of Covington on US 41/M-28. The name comes from the Nestor Lumber Company, which was operating in the area when the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (now part of the Soo Line Railroad) built its lines in the region. A depot established near the lumber operations in 1871 was called "Nestonia". A post office was established with the name "Nestonia" on May 11, 1887, and the name of the office was changed to the present spelling on June 4, 1887. The office closed on April 30, 1892, but was re-opened on May 7, 1895. The office was discontinued on February 1, 1974. *Imperial Heights is an unincorporated community located about a mile west of Michigamme on the Spurr River near the west end of Lake Michigamme at . *Three Lakes is an unincorporated community a few miles east of Nestoria on US 41/M-28 at . It is named for nearby Lake Ruth, Lake George, and Beaufort Lake. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spurr Township, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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