Quincy Mining Company Historic District National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation)
Mills R, Williams B, Austin S, Sanford D. 2024. Quincy Mining Company Historic District National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation). National Historic Landmark Nominations. 89001095_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is updated National Historic Landmark (NHL) documentation for the Quincy Mining Company Historic District National Historic Landmark in the vicinity of Hancock, in Houghton County, Michigan. The updated NHL nomination for the Quincy Mining Company Historic District documents its national significance under NHL Criteria 1 and 5. Under NHL Criterion 1, the district is an exemplar of the US copper mining industry of the mid-19th century. Upper Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula was the first major copper mining district in the United States, and the Quincy Mining Company dominated copper production in the Lake Superior copper region from the 1840s until it was eclipsed by Western mines in the 1880s. Under Criterion 5, the historic resources of the Quincy Mining Company Historic District collectively comprise an intact mining company landscape that outstandingly represents the evolution of U.S. copper production into a major industry. The period of national significance is 1856-1920.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Mills, Ruth; Williams, Brenda; Austin, Stephanie; Sanford, Dena
- Date of Issue
- 2024-09-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- KEWE
- Keywords
- Copper Mining, Hancock, Houghton, Industry, Labor, Michigan, National Historic Landmark