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Keweenaw National Historical ParkThe heavy snowfalls on the Keweenaw Penisula required the use of the Russell Snow Plow to keep the railroads to mines open. NPS Photo.
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Keweenaw National Historical Park
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By Mail
25970 Red Jacket Road
PO Box 471
Calumet, MI 49913

By Phone
General Public
(906) 337-3168
Direct Staff Extensions
(906) 337-1104

By Fax
(906) 337-3169

By Email

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For specific research questions related to Keweenaw history

Photo of a copper ingot  

Did You Know?
Smelting is the process of heating processed copper ore to the melting point so that it can then be cast into ingots.

Last Updated: March 21, 2007 at 14:19 EST