Keweenaw NHP - Quincy Mine Hoist - Hancock, MI
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nomadwillie
N 47° 08.217 W 088° 34.483
16T E 380588 N 5221585
From 7,000 years ago to the 1900s people mined Keweenaw copper. Native peoples made copper into tools and trade items.
Waymark Code: WM5T0G
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2009
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From 7,000 years ago to the 1900s people mined Keweenaw copper. Native peoples made copper into tools and trade items. Investors and immigrants arrived in the 1800s in a great mineral rush, developing thriving industries and cosmopolitan communities. Though the mines have since closed, their mark is still visible on the land and people.
Explore the former Quincy Mining Company on a 2-hour tour that includes a walk through surface structures, a ride on a cogwheel tram and a trip into the underground mine workings. Shorter tours of the buildings are also available.
State/States the Park is located...: Michigan
Park Designation: Historic Park/Site
Times the Visitors Center (or Park) is Open....: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Months the Visitors Center/Park is open...: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009
Website From the National Parks Service Page of this Waymark...: [Web Link]
Are pictures included?: yes
SECONDARY website.: Not listed
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