The history of Covington dates beck to the earliest of records. it was once thought that the area was Inhabited by the Vikings. and later the Chippewa Indians. However. the area was not permanently settled until the railroad was established in the Upper Peninsula in 1887. Immigrants from France. England. Ireland. Sweden. and Finland arrived with tales ot streets of gold and cheap. fertile lands dancing In their heads. only to find an untamed wilderness in its stead. The new Immigrants labored to build the township of Covington. which was established in April 1893. Boosted by the booming mining and Umber industry. it was not long until Covington expanded with waves of immigrants. mainly from
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