Minong Copper Mining District National Historic Landmark Nomination
Trepal D. 2021. Minong Copper Mining District National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 100006259_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark nomination for the Minong Copper Mining Historic District in Keweenaw County, Michigan. The NHL nomination for the Minong Copper Mining Historic District documents its national significance under NHL Criteria 1 and 6 for the ways in which it showcases the intimate connection between North America’s most significant precontact and historic native copper mining activities. The precontact copper mining pit concentration within the Minong Copper Mining District is one of the largest ever found and is by far the most thoroughly studied. American miners used precontact mining remains as a key guide to establishing a native copper mining industry that by 1870 was producing the majority of the world’s copper. The periods of national significance are ca. 4,500 BCE to ca. 1890 and ca. 1841-1900.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Trepal, Dan
- Date of Issue
- 2021-01-13
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ISRO
- Keywords
- archeology, industry, Keweenaw, Michigan, mining, National Historic Landmark, precontact, technology