The Delaware Mine

Historical marker location:

7804 Delaware Road, Delaware, Michigan

( Marker can be reached from Delaware Road (State Highway 586) 0.2 miles north of U.S. 41.)

<i>A Promise of Prosperity Unfulfilled</i>.

Michigan is the only state in the United States that consists of two peninsulas. The Upper Peninsula (UP) and Lower Peninsula (LP) are connected by the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge, which is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.