Historical Marker
John McKinney
Historical marker location:
140 West Main Street, Brighton, Michigan
( Marker is at the intersection of West North Street and West Main Street, on the left when traveling south on West North Street.)
Marker installed: 2017
Brighton's Victorian Silhouettes.
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.