Keweenaw National Historical Park

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Keweenaw National Historical Park is a U.S. National Historical Park that preserves and interprets the history of copper mining and related communities on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States national historical park
protected area
authorizedBy United States Congress
category Parks in Michigan
Protected areas established in 1992
country United States
designation National Historical Park
established October 27, 1992
governingBody National Park Service
hasComponent Calumet Unit
Quincy Unit
hasPartnerSite Coppertown Mining Museum
Delaware Mine
Finnish American Heritage Center
Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
Houghton County Historical Museum
Keweenaw County Historical Society
Keweenaw Heritage Sites
Laurium Manor Inn
Quincy Mine
hasWebsite https://www.nps.gov/kewe/index.htm
headquartersLocation Calumet, Michigan
heritageType industrial heritage site
languageOfOfficialName English
locatedIn Houghton County, Michigan NERFINISHED
Keweenaw County, Michigan NERFINISHED
Keweenaw Peninsula
Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
mainTheme copper mining
industrial heritage
labor and immigration history
namedAfter Keweenaw Peninsula
nearestCity Hancock, Michigan NERFINISHED
Houghton, Michigan
notableFor interpretive programs on immigrant communities
interpretive programs on mining technology
preservation of company towns
preservation of historic copper mines
operator National Park Service
partOf National Park System
purpose interpretation of copper mining heritage
preservation of associated communities and landscapes
preservation of copper mining history
significantPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
stateParty United States
topicOf copper mining in the Keweenaw Peninsula
visitorCenter Calumet Visitor Center

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Keweenaw County, Michigan ("Keweenaw National Historical Park (portions)")
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
contains
Houghton County, Michigan
hasHistoricSite
Keweenaw National Historical Park ("Keweenaw Heritage Sites")
hasPartnerSite

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