In 1854, Ernest F. Pletschke platted Houghton, and was incorporated as a village in 1861. In Houghton's first days it was said that "only thieves, crooks, murderers and Indians" lived there. The postwar boom and increasing demand for copper wiring fueled the development of Houghton in the 1860s and 1870s.
In 1854, Ernest F. Pletschke platted Houghton, and was incorporated as a village in .1861. In Houghton's first days it was said that "only thieves, crooks, murderers and Indians" lived there The postwar boom and increasing demand for copper wiring fueled the development of Houghton in the 1860s and 1870s.