Historical Markers in
Houghton County, Michigan

321 Quincy Street Calumet Theater Clearing the Way Clubs and Associations Copper Range Railroad Depot 1899 Float Copper Growth and Change Hancock / Town Hall and Fire Hall Historic Houghton Hoar Family Mausoleum Hotels and Saloons Industry Old Main / Suomi College St. Paul the Apostle Church The Amphidrome / The Birth of Professional Hockey The Finnish American National Historical Archive & Museum The First Finnish Newspaper in America The Italian Hall / Italian Hall Tragedy Trinity Episcopal Church
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.
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