Douglass Houghton (September 21, 1809 – October 13, 1845) was an American geologist, medical doctor and mayor of Detroit, Michigan. Douglass Houghton received his MD at 19 and served on the federal expedition to discover the headwaters of the Mississippi. He is well known for his geologic surveys of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Through his work in th 1840s the true wealth of the Keweenaw Peninsula (Ojibway for "place we go around") was understood, leading to the settlement and mining of what's now colloquially called Copper Country. Iron was also mined in the region. Houghton drowned in a storm on Lake Superior. He was survived by his wife, daughters and his beloved dog Mame. His remains washed up the following year and were buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit. The city of Houghton, Michigan as well as Houghton County) are named in his honor, as is Houghton Hall, a dormitory at Michigan Technological University. Among other accomplishments, he was the second professor hired at the fledgling University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and a founding member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. A plaque commemorates Houghton on the entrance to the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Michigan. He is also memorialized with a monument near the University of Michigan's Graduate Library featuring a broken pillar along with three other early professors whose "lives ended short". September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology. ... A physician is a person who practices medicine. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Michigan Founded  -Incorporated July 24, 1701 1816  County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick... Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin  Lake Itasca Mouth  Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U.S. state of Michigan. ... This page is about the geographical region of Michigan. ... The Copper Country is an area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States, consisting of Keweenaw, Houghton, Baraga and Ontonagon counties. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... The Great Lakes from space; Lake Superior is on the upper left Lake Superior (known as Gitchigume in a Native American language) is the largest of North Americas Great Lakes. ... Joke Road sign to Houghton Houghton, Michigan is the county seat of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. ... Houghton County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... A typical American college dorm room A dormitory or dorm is a place to sleep. ... Michigan Technological University (abbr. ... University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public coeducational university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. ... The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an organization that promotes cooperation between scientists, defends scientific freedom, encourages scientific responsibility and supports scientific education for the betterment of all humanity. ...