 The American Fur Trading Company had a post in Zeba, and was a major shipping point for furs, hides, and sandstone.Zeba was initially founded in 1831 when Father Frederic Baraga, a Catholic priest, arrived and established the area's first mission along the southern shore of Lake Superior's Keweenaw Bay near present-day L'Anse.Early settlers included Peter Marksman Sr, Peter Hall, William Bass, and Benjamin George.