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0622468 [2] Calumet (/ ˌkæljuˈmɛt / KAL-yuu-MET or locally / ˌkæljəˈmɛt / KAL-yə-MET) is a village in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located within Calumet Township, Houghton County, and had a population of 621 at the 2020 census. Calumet was once the center of Michigan's copper mining industry.
The Copper Country strike of 1913–1914 was a major strike affecting all copper mines in the Copper Country of Michigan. The strike, organized by the Western Federation of Miners, was the first unionized strike within the Copper Country. It was called to achieve goals of shorter work days, higher wages, union recognition, and to maintain ...
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 copper.
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.
September 12, 2024 at 8:24 AM. Michigan high school football game schedule for Week 3 of the 2024 MHSAA prep season. Check out Week 2 scores and the top-ranked teams in the state entering this ...
Designated NHLD. March 28, 1989 [2] The Calumet Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District that encompasses most of the village of Calumet, Michigan. The district was designated in 1989 for the community's importance in the history of the region's copper mining industry. [2][3]
Designated NHP. October 27, 1992. Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a federal-local cooperative park made up of two primary units, the Calumet Unit and ...
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.