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Contact: Ellen Schrader, 906-337-3168
Like many towns in the Keweenaw, White Pine was developed by a copper mining company. While it has a few things in common with these other mine locations, it remains a unique place. Join Professor Larry Lankton as he describes the community's history and leads a tour of the town's highlights. Keweenaw copper mines started building mine towns in the 1840s. Over a century later, they were still doing it. The community of White Pine, planned and built by the Copper Range mining company in the early 1950s, was the last company-built community in the region. In some ways, in its purpose and in its housing, schools, churches, hospital, and other social institutions, White Pine mirrored earlier mine locations like Painesdale, which Copper Range developed a half-century earlier. However, with its single-story ranch houses, garages, and trailer court, White Pine was a unique post-World War II industrial "suburb." Professor Lankton will draw upon his latest work, Hollowed Ground: Copper Mining and Community Building on Lake Superior, 1840s-1990s, for this special presentation. The Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Association will have copies available for purchase and signing at the event; following, Lankton will offer a tour of the community, highlighting places of note. This program will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday, August 26th, at the White Pine Community United Methodist Church, located at 9 Tamarack Street in White Pine, Michigan. It is part of the Fourth Thursday in History program sponsored by Keweenaw National Historical Park. The Fourth Thursday in History series arranges public presentations on important aspects of Copper Country and regional history, including techniques for historic preservation. Presentations are scheduled in venues throughout the For further information, including specific directions to this event, contact Keweenaw National Historical Park at 906/337-3168 |
Last updated: March 16, 2018