Quincy No. 2 Hoist House
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Quincy No. 2 Hoist House is a historic industrial building in Michigan’s Copper Country that housed one of the world’s largest steam hoists used for deep-shaft copper mining at the Quincy Mine.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic industrial building
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hoist house ⓘ mining-related building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Keweenaw National Historical Park advisory and partner organizations
ⓘ
Quincy Mine No. 2 shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Copper mining in Michigan
ⓘ
Industrial buildings and structures in Michigan ⓘ Mining museums in Michigan ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| energySource | steam power ⓘ |
| hasEquipment | Quincy No. 2 steam hoist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
hoisting ore from underground mine shafts
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ventilating mine workings (indirectly via hoisting system) ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
industrial heritage
ⓘ
mining heritage ⓘ |
| hasHoistType | steam hoist ⓘ |
| hasName | Quincy No. 2 Hoist House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenterRole | false ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark district contributing property ⓘ |
| industry | copper mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hancock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Houghton County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan’s Copper Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | Keweenaw Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Portage Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Quincy Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFor | housing one of the world’s largest steam hoists ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Quincy Mining Company (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Quincy Mining Company (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Keweenaw National Historical Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quincy Mine tours NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy Mining Company National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved as part of a historic site ⓘ |
| significance |
associated with deep underground copper mining on the Keweenaw Peninsula
ⓘ
represents peak of steam-powered mine hoisting technology ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deep-shaft copper mining
ⓘ
housing a large steam hoist ⓘ |
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