White Elephant

Historical marker location:

Pentwater, Michigan

( Marker is on South Hancock Street (Business U.S. 31) south of Second Street, on the right when traveling south.)

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.