Historical Marker
Ramsdell Theatre
Historical marker location:
101 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan
( Marker is on Maple Street near 1st Street.)
Marker installed: 1980
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.