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In this region, Francis Roe suppressed a strike with armored train cars after a dock worker pay raise caused 2,000 miners to march on this region’s largest city. A 3,000-pound boulder in this region was purchased for 150 dollars by Julius Eldred, who transported it down the Ontonagon (“ON-tuh-NAH-gun”) River. (-5[1])During a yearlong strike in this region, 60 children died during a Christmas dance when someone falsely yelled “Fire” (10[2])in the (10[1])Italian Hall (-5[1])Massacre. (10[2])The Calumet and Hecla Company hired many Cornish immigrants (10[1])to work the Cliff Mine in a part of this region surveyed by Douglass Houghton. (10[1])This (-5[1])region was granted to the losing side of the Toledo War (10[1])a decade before (10[1])the discovery (10[4])of massive (10[1])copper (10[1])ore deposits (10[2])in the Keweenaw (“KEE-wuh-naw”) Peninsula. For 10 points, name this region of Michigan where (10[1])ships (10[1])exit Lake Superior through the Sault Ste. Marie (“soo saint marie”) Locks. ■END■ (10[1])

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