Quincy Mining Company Historic District
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Quincy Mining Company Historic District is a National Historic Landmark district in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula that preserves the extensive remains of one of the most productive 19th- and early 20th-century copper mining operations in the United States.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Historic Landmark District
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copper mining heritage site ⓘ historic district ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lake Superior copper district
NERFINISHED
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Quincy Mining Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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National Historic Landmarks in Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody |
National Park Service (in part)
NERFINISHED
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local preservation organizations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Quincy Dredge No. 2 (remains)
NERFINISHED
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Quincy Mine No. 2 Hoist House NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy Mine No. 2 Nordberg steam hoist NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft House NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy Smelter site NERFINISHED ⓘ company housing ⓘ company office buildings ⓘ engine houses ⓘ hoist houses ⓘ machine shops ⓘ mine shafts ⓘ ore processing facilities ⓘ reclamation plant ⓘ shaft-rockhouses ⓘ smelting facilities ⓘ tramways and rail lines ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| industry | copper mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houghton County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
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Keweenaw Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Portage Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Quincy Mining Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Hancock, Michigan
NERFINISHED
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Houghton, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Keweenaw National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| preserves |
company town structures
ⓘ
historic industrial buildings ⓘ historic mining landscapes ⓘ industrial archaeology of copper mining ⓘ |
| primaryResourceType | native copper ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the most productive 19th-century copper mining operations in the United States
ⓘ
one of the most productive early 20th-century copper mining operations in the United States ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism destination ⓘ |
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