Historical Marker
Van Vleck Hall
Historical marker location:
116 E 10th St, Holland, Michigan
( Marker can be reached from East 10th Street, 0.1 miles east of College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2019
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.