Historical Marker
Moravian Road
Historical marker location:
Clinton Township, Michigan
( Marker is at the intersection of Metropolitan Parkway and Moravian Drive, on the right when traveling west on Metropolitan Parkway.)
Marker installed: 1972
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.