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
Institute on Lake Superior Geology: Self-guided geological field trip to the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
Author: Field Guide to the Geology of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
Author: Theodore J. BornhorstPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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
41st Annual Spring Field Trip to Upper Peninsula Michigan
Author: Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Department of GeologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
How the Rock Connects Us
Author: Bill RosePublisher:
ISBN: 9780935289213
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
sle Royale and the Keweenaw Peninsula have a rich cultural, industrial, and mining heritage, all connected by their geologic underpinnings. This region is the result of geologic forces during two vastly different periods in time that shaped spectacular landscapes¿the largest lava flow known on Earth, stunning red cliffs of sandstone, an archipelago in the largest freshwater lake in the world, wave-tossed pebble beaches, dunes, and Lake Superior itself. This book offers a general introduction to the processes behind the diverse and globally significant geology of the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale and the relationship of that geology to human inhabitants, known as geoheritage.Humans came to North America more than 15,000 years ago when the glaciers were receding and leaving magnificent pieces of copper on the surface. Evidence from Isle Royale indicates that early people mined this area 4,500 years ago, although mining likely began here much earlier. Keweenaw copper was discovered at McCargoe Cove on Isle Royale, marking what is referred to as the North American Bronze Age. During this time, copper was traded all over NorthAmerica. Ancient pits have been discovered at dozens of sites on Isle Royale and the Keweenaw, and beautiful copper objects have been found throughout the Midwest, particularly in Wisconsin. Archaeological evidence along with a rich storytelling tradition indicates that early inhabitants had a deep understanding of the geologic landscape. Copper treasure from the Earth was a focus of human interest and marks the beginning of our geoheritage.
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.