VERONA
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NAME: Verona COUNTY: Gogebic ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Cold, snowy winters; warm summers BEST TIME TO VISIT: Late Spring to early Fall |
COMMENTS:1/2 mile west of Wakefield MI, take Verona Road, left off US Route 2. Travel 1 mile on Verona Rd, the former elementary school is on the left at the top of the hill. Beyond the school and down the hill is the remains of an abandoned mine complex. 1/2 mile beyond is the "Ghost" town of Ramsey with it's abandoned large high school. REMAINS: The only significant building is the abandoned high school. |
| Verona was a mining town, and located on the C&NW RR lline; it appears to have been founded in the early years of the 20th century; its post office was established in 1906 (at which time it had a population of about 50). By WWI, its population was over 300; decline appears to have set in the 1940s, and the post office was closed in 1953. Submitted by: Kurt Wenner |
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