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The 1898 Quincy Smelting Works is the best remaining example of a turn of the 20th century copper smelter site in the United States.
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The 1898 Quincy Smelting Works is the best remaining example of a turn of the 20th century copper smelter site in the United States. Copper Country Preservation, Inc. is working with the owner to secure funding to help with the stabilization and rehabilitation of the site.
 
Copper Country Preservation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and rehabilitation of historic resources throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula.
This exposed vein of copper bearing rock leading into Lake Superior at Fort Wilkins State Park provided evidence of the area's copper wealth  

Did You Know?
Early native peoples began the first metal mining in North America over 7,000 years ago with copper mining on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Copper was fashioned into tools and items that were traded throughout North America.

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