Congregational United Church of Christ

Historical marker location:

3191 Kneeland Street, Lewiston, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of Kneeland Street and Woodfield Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Kneeland Street.)

Marker installed: 1992

Registered Michigan Historic Site

Audiobooks about the history of Michigan.

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.