Copper Country region of Michigan

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historic region mining region

The Copper Country region of Michigan is a historic mining area on the Keweenaw Peninsula known for its once-booming copper industry, distinctive cultural heritage, and preserved 19th- and early 20th-century communities.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Copper Country 6
Copper Country (Michigan) 1
Copper Country, Michigan 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic region ⓘ
mining region ⓘ
borders Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Baraga County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Calumet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ
Houghton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Houghton County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Keweenaw County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Linden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Laurium NERFINISHED ⓘ
L’Anse NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ontonagon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ontonagon County NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
economicShift education and research ⓘ
tourism and heritage tourism ⓘ
hasClimate humid continental climate ⓘ
hasCulturalTradition pasty cuisine ⓘ
sauna culture ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Michigan Technological University NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEthnicHeritage Cornish ⓘ
Finnish American ⓘ
French Canadian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Irish American NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italian American NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature heavy lake-effect snowfall ⓘ
hasLandmark Calumet Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Houghton–Hancock Lift Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Keweenaw National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Quincy Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTransportationHistory Copper Range Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mineral Range Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritagePreservation 19th-century town centers ⓘ
historic mining sites ⓘ
knownFor 19th-century mining heritage ⓘ
copper mining ⓘ
distinctive cultural heritage ⓘ
early 20th-century mining heritage ⓘ
historic mining communities ⓘ
preserved mining-era architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Keweenaw Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorIndustryHistorically copper mining ⓘ
miningDeclinePeriod mid 20th century ⓘ
partOf Upper Peninsula of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ
peakMiningPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Calumet Historic District → partOf → Copper Country region of Michigan ⓘ
Wakefield, Michigan → region → Copper Country region of Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Eagle River, Michigan → partOf → Copper Country region of Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Copper Country, Michigan
Allouez Township, Michigan → partOf → Copper Country region of Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Copper Country
Sherman Township, Michigan → isPartOfHistoricalRegion → Copper Country region of Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Copper Country
Eagle Harbor, Michigan → partOf → Copper Country region of Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Copper Country
Calumet Township, Michigan → partOf → Copper Country region of Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Copper Country
Torch Lake Township, Michigan → partOf → Copper Country region of Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Copper Country (Michigan)
Adams Township, Michigan → isInRegion → Copper Country region of Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Copper Country
Laurium, Michigan → partOf → Copper Country region of Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Copper Country