LaSalle Hotel

Historical marker location:

45 Capital Ave SW, Battle Creek, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of Capital Avenue Southwest and Hamblin Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Capital Avenue Southwest.)

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan was once a major center for copper mining. The Keweenaw Peninsula was home to the largest concentration of copper mines in the world in the mid-19th century, and copper was an important natural resource for the state's economy.