1844History
Development of the area did not begin until 1844, when William Burt and Jacob Houghton (the brother of geologist Douglass Houghton) discovered iron deposits near Teal Lake west ...
1845Economy
In 1845, Jackson Mining Company, the first organized mining company in the region, was formed.
1849Economy
The village of Marquette began on September 14, 1849, with the formation of a second iron concern, the Marquette Iron Company.
1850History
On August 21, 1850, the name was changed to honor Jacques Marquette, the French Jesuit missionary who had explored the region.
1851Architecture
A second post office, named Carp River, was opened on October 13, 1851, by Peter White, who had gone there with Graveraet at age 18.
1852History
Harlow closed his post office in August 1852.
1854Economy
The Marquette Iron Company failed, while its successor, the Cleveland Iron Mining Company, flourished and had the village platted in 1854.
1856Government
White's office was renamed as Marquette in April 1856, and the village was incorporated in 1859.
1859Architecture
The first ore pocket dock, designed by an early town leader, John Burt, was built by the Cleveland Iron Mining Company in 1859.
1862History
By 1862, the city had a population of over 1,600 and a soaring economy.
1871Government
It was incorporated as a city in 1871.
1901History
The highest temperature ever recorded in Marquette was 108 °F (42 °C) on July 15, 1901, and the lowest was −33 °F (−36 °C) on February 8, 1861.
1951History
Traver's Danny and the Boys (1951) is a collection of short stories set in and around Marquette.
1952Crime
The film version of Anatomy of a Murder, dramatizing a 1952 murder that happened in the area and the subsequent trial, was partly filmed in Marquette and Big Bay.
1958Crime
Voelker (who wrote as Robert Traver) set his novels Anatomy of a Murder (1958) and Laughing Whitefish (1965) in Marquette.
1974History
In 1974, the arena replaced the historic Palestra, which had been located a few blocks away.
1979History
Higashiōmi (Japan) since 1979
Kajaani (Finland) 1997
== See also ==
Arch and Ridge Streets Historic District
Big Bay Point Light
List of shipwrecks of the 1913 Great Lakes st...
1984Sports
The first day of issue of a postal card showing Bishop Frederic Baraga took place in Marquette on June 29, 1984, and that of the Wonders of America Lake Superior stamp on May 27...
1987History
Philip Caputo set his novel Indian Country (1987) in the Upper Peninsula and several scenes depict Marquette.
1991Sports
The men's ice hockey team, which competes in the NCAA Division I Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), won the Division I national championship in 1991.
1995Infrastructure
The base closed in September 1995, and is now the county's Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
At the 2000 census, there were 19,661 people, 8,071 households and 4,067 families residing in the city.
2005Economy
About 7.9 million gross tons of pelletized iron ore passed through Marquette's Presque Isle Harbor in 2005.
2009History
The turf was installed in July 2009.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 21,355 people, 8,321 households, and 3,788 families residing in the city.
2014History
At the time of a 2014 NOAA climate study, climate change was expected to lead to rising temperatures, a longer growing season, and greater precipitation in Marquette.
2015Infrastructure
Marquette's port was the 140th largest in the United States in 2015, ranked by tonnage.
2016Sports
Lakeview Arena, an ice hockey rink in Marquette, won the Kraft Hockeyville USA contest on April 30, 2016.
2019History
Five breweries were extant in the city (as of 2019).
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 census, there were 20,629 people, 8,163 households, and 3,651 families residing in the city.