Keweenaw National Historical Park
National Register of Historic Places

Keweenaw National Historical Park

Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan
Listed
October 26, 1972
Type
District
Period
Modern
Ref No.
01000108

About this property

Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a federal-local cooperative park made up of two primary units, the Calumet Unit and the Quincy Unit, and almost two dozen cooperating "Heritage Sites" located on federal, state, and privately owned land in and around the Keweenaw Peninsula. The National Park Service owns approximately 1,700 acres (690 ha) in the Calumet and Quincy Units. Units are located in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties. (1) The oldest and largest lava flow known on Earth is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. This volcanic activity produced the only place on Earth where large scale economically recoverable 97 percent pure native copper is found. (2) The Keweenaw Peninsula is the only site in the country where prehistoric aboriginal mining of copper occurred. Artifacts made from this copper by these ancient Indians were traded as far south as present day Alabama.

Location

Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan
47.15556, -88.55765
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Quincy Mining Company Historic District
Listed
1.1 mi
Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House
Industrial
1.5 mi
East Hancock Neighborhood Historic District
Listed
1.6 mi
Quincy Street Historic District
Listed
2.3 mi
Shelden Avenue Historic District
Listed
2.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Keweenaw National Historical Park listed on the National Register?

Keweenaw National Historical Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 26, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Keweenaw National Historical Park?

Keweenaw National Historical Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Keweenaw National Historical Park?

The period of significance for Keweenaw National Historical Park is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1992.

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