Historical Marker

Bring Bricks Back to Nature

Historical marker location:
13991 Tallman Road, Grand Ledge, Michigan
( Marker is on unnamed park road, 0.2 miles west of Tallman Road, on the left when traveling south.)

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.