Upper Peninsula Upventure: Keweenaw National Historical Park, Quincy, Part Two

As I wrote on Sunday, Hancock, Michigan's Quincy Mine extracted valuable copper from the rich soil of the Upper Peninsula for 99 years. The Keweenaw National Historical Park and private businesses work to preserve the historic mine.

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The mine's shaft house is up on top, and it's where the Quincy guided tours--which time prevented me from enjoying--commence.

Mining coppper, a challenging endeavor, is only part of the equation for a successful mine. Tranporting it to an industrial center, such as Chicago and Detroit, if of course part of the process. The next two photos shows what's left of Quincy's railroad roundhouse. What's a roundhouse? Locomotives used to be serviced in them.

Quincy Mine, and the rest of the Keweenaw National Historical Park, as I stated in my earlier post, was the favorite part of my Upper Peininsula trip. I only wish I had more time to spend there.

I'm not sure when, but I'll be back.

Next: A view of Hancock and Houghton.

Earlier posts:

Keweenaw National Historical Park, Quincy, Part One
Keweenaw National Historical Park, Calumet
Little Gippers Preschool, Calumet, Michigan
A brief history of copper mining
Calumet, Michigan's St. Paul the Apostle Church
Finland, Finland, Finland
Escanaba's Sand Point Lighthouse
Manistique East Breakwater Light
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse
Wawatam Lighthouse
Whitefish Point Light
The Munising Front Range Light
Grand Island East Harbor Lighthouse
Copper Harbor Lighthouse
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse

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