John Taylor

Historical marker location:

4221 Charlar Drive, Holt, Michigan

( Marker can be reached from Cedar Street north of Holbrook Drive, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2019

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.