Historical Marker
Alvah N. Belding Library
Historical marker location:
302 E Main St, Belding, Michigan
( Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street and Hanover Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.)
Marker installed: 1981
Registered Michigan Historic Site.
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.