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The Copper Country is an area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States, including Keweenaw County, Michigan, Houghton, Baraga and Ontonagon counties as well as part of Marquette County. The area is so named as copper mining was prevalent there from 1845 until the late 1960s, with one mine (the White Pine mine) continuing through ...
Copper mining in the Upper Peninsula boomed, and from 1845 until 1887 (when it was exceeded by Butte, Montana) the Michigan Copper Country was the nation's leading producer of copper. In most years from 1850 through 1881, Michigan produced more than three-quarters of the nation's copper, and in 1869 produced more than 95% of the country's ...
Adventure mine - Greenland. Aetna Exploration Copper mine - Keweenaw County. Aetna mine - Keweenaw County. Agate Harbor mine - Agate Harbor, Keweenaw County. Agency mine - Keweenaw County. Ahmeek mine - Ahmeek, Keweenaw County. Albion mine (originally the Manhattan Mine) - Keweenaw County. Algomah mine - Mass City, Ontonagon County.
The Keweenaw Peninsula (/ ˈkiːwənɔː /, KEE-wə-naw) is a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of the greater landmass of the Upper Peninsula, the Keweenaw Peninsula projects about 65 miles (105 km) northeasterly into Lake Superior, forming Keweenaw Bay. The peninsula is part of Michigan's Copper Country region, as the region was ...
Copper Harbor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located within Grant Township . The population of the CDP was 136 as of the 2020 census .
Calumet and Hecla Mine shaft No. 2, c. 1906. The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company was a major copper-mining company based within Michigan's Copper Country.In the 19th century, the company paid out more than $72 million in shareholder dividends, more than any other mining company in the United States during that period.
Michigan Smelter - Located west of Houghton near Cole's Creek on the Keweenaw waterway. Quincy Smelter - Located east of Hancock in Ripley on the Keweenaw Waterway. Tamarack/Osceola Smelter - In Dollar Bay. White Pine mine smelter - Was mostly closed in 1982 but continued to process copper and scrap material until 1984 [1]
The Italian Hall disaster (sometimes referred to as the 1913 Massacre) was a tragedy that occurred on Wednesday, December 24, 1913, in Calumet, Michigan, United States. Seventy-three people – mostly striking mine workers and their families – were crushed to death in a stampede when someone falsely shouted "fire" at a crowded Christmas party.