The Green Rock - You Are Here Map - Copper Harbor, MI
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N 47° 28.507 W 087° 51.534
16T E 435283 N 5258322
The location of the "Green Rock" that started the Michigan copper rush in the 1840's.
Waymark Code: WMCHQZ
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2011
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Located out on a point of land, a large green rock proved to have enough copper in it to be mined profitably. Blasted into oblivion by those early miners, some of that green color can still be seen today under the waters of Lake Superior.
Location Name: The Green Rock
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