Quincy No. 2 Shaft-Rockhouse
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Quincy No. 2 Shaft-Rockhouse is a historic copper mine shaft and rockhouse structure in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, notable as a prominent remnant of the Quincy Mine’s industrial operations.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copper mining facility
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historic industrial building ⓘ mine shaft structure ⓘ rockhouse ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial vernacular ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Keweenaw National Historical Park
NERFINISHED
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Lake Superior copper district ⓘ Quincy Mine Hoist Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | copper mining ⓘ |
| category |
industrial heritage site
ⓘ
mining infrastructure ⓘ |
| condition | standing ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of the Copper Country’s mining heritage ⓘ |
| era | late 19th and early 20th century industrialization ⓘ |
| hasPart |
mine shaft
ⓘ
rockhouse superstructure ⓘ |
| hasView | Portage Lake Lift Bridge area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
contributing property to Quincy Mining Company National Historic Landmark District
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houghton County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keweenaw Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Hancock, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portage Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Quincy Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Keweenaw National Historical Park (in partnership) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
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corrugated metal sheathing ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Quincy Mine No. 2 shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Quincy Mining Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Quincy Mining Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Quincy Mine
NERFINISHED
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Quincy Mining Company National Historic Landmark District ⓘ |
| region | Upper Peninsula of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
prominent remnant of Quincy Mine’s industrial operations
ⓘ
represents large-scale underground copper mining technology ⓘ |
| status | preserved structure ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| transportLinks | connected historically to surface rail and tram systems for ore movement ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hoisting copper ore from underground
ⓘ
initial handling and sorting of mined rock ⓘ interpretive tours about copper mining history ⓘ |
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