Historical Marker
Utica Cemetery
Historical marker location:
46325 Shelby Road, Shelby Charter Township, Michigan
( Marker is on Shelby Road near Sylvan Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2001
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.