The Miner - Houghton, MI
Posted by: linkys
N 47° 07.288 W 088° 33.727
16T E 381509 N 5219845
This miner striding off to work is located at the edge of Houghton's downtown area.
Waymark Code: WMCG5G
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2011
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A young miner strides forward, carrying a pick in his proper left hand and a lunch pail in his proper right hand. He wears a short jacket and a lantern helmet. The sculpture is mounted on a boulder in the middle of a triangular traffic island planted with flowers.
The sculpture was funded by the Houghton-Hancock Business and Professional Women's Club and the Michigan Council for the Arts. A Miner's Ball raised $4,000 for the sculpture project. The sculpture stands as a tribute to miners who settled the area known as Copper Country.
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