Author: Theodore J. BornhorstPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Self-guided Geological Field Trip to the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
Author: Theodore J. BornhorstPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Hollowed Ground
Author: Larry D. LanktonPublisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814334904
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Details a century and a half of copper mining along Upper Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, from the arrival of the first incorporated mines in the 1840s until the closing of the last mine in the mid-1990s. In Hollowed Ground, author Larry Lankton tells the story of two copper industries on Lake Superior-native copper mining, which produced about 11 billion pounds of the metal from the 1840s until the late 1960s, and copper sulfide mining, which began in the 1950s and produced another 4.4 billion pounds of copper through the 1990s. In addition to documenting companies and their mines, mills, and smelters, Hollowed Ground is also a community study. It examines the region's population and ethnic mix, which was a direct result of the mining industry, and the companies' paternalistic involvement in community building. While this book covers the history of the entire Lake Superior mining industry, it particularly focuses on the three biggest, most important, and longest-lived companies: Calumet & Hecla, Copper Range, and Quincy. Lankton shows the extent of the companies' influence over their mining locations, as they constructed the houses and neighborhoods of their company towns, set the course of local schools, saw that churches got land to build on, encouraged the growth of commercial villages on the margin of a mine, and even provided pasturage for workers' milk cows and space for vegetable gardens. Lankton also traces the interconnected fortunes of the mining communities and their companies through times of bustling economic growth and periods of decline and closure. Hollowed Ground presents a wealth of images from Upper Michigan's mining towns, reflecting a century and a half of unique community and industrial history. Local historians, industrial historians, and anyone interested in the history of Michigan's Upper Peninsula will appreciate this informative volume.
Keweenaw National Historical Park, Michigan
Author: United States. National Park ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Field Trip Guidebooks
Author: Institute on Lake Superior GeologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Water Resources of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Baraga County, Michigan
Author: M. J. SweatPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Wonderful Power
Author: Susan R. MartinPublisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814328439
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This work examines the archaeological record of copper mining in the Lake Superior area.
America's Natural Places [5 volumes]
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Author: Stacy S. KowtkoPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313350892
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1039
Book Description
This timely set invites readers to celebrate the most beautiful and environmentally important places in the United States. Each of the United States boasts numerous special places that are significant for their biodiversity, ecology, habitats for rare and endangered species, or other qualities that make them unique and worthy of preservation. These sites range from nature preserves to state and national parks, wildlife areas, ecosystems that provide a home to diverse flora and fauna, and even scenic vistas. The five volumes of America's Natural Places examine over 200 of the most spectacular and important of these places, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. Organized by state within regional volumes, this encyclopedia both informs the reader about the wide variety of natural areas across the country and identifies places nearby that demonstrate that preserving such treasurers is of immediate importance to every U.S. citizen.
Keweenaw National Historical Park, General Management Plan (GMP)
Author: The Making of a Mining District
Author: David J. KrausePublisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814324073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
A critical examination of the people and events that led to the gradual recognition of the mining potential of the unique native copper deposits of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, which culminated in the first great mining boom in American history. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
America's Natural Places: The Midwest
Author: Jason NeyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313353174
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
From Iowa's Decorah Ice Cave to the Kitty Todd Nature Preserve in Ohio, this volume provides a snapshot of the most spectacular and important natural places in the Midwestern United States. America's Natural Places: The Midwest examines over 50 of the most spectacular and important areas of this region, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. Organized by state within the volume, this work informs readers about the wide variety of natural areas across the Midwest and identifies places near them that demonstrate the importance of preserving such regions.