Historical Marker
Smith Hill Cemetery
Historical marker location:
10082 N State Rd, Otisville, Michigan
( Marker is on North State Road, 0.2 miles north of East Dodge Road, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1993
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.