Historical Marker
Burton Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
4090 Manor Dr, Burton, Michigan
( Memorial is on Manor Drive near South Center Road, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1997
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.