Historical Marker
Outpost
Historical marker location:
25 East 8th Street, Holland, Michigan
( Marker is on East 8th Street west of College Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)
25 East 8th Street.
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.