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Before 1860, when the Lake Superior Smelter opened in Hancock, copper was shipped out to be smelted in cities such as Boston or Detroit. [3] By the late 1890s, the quantity of rock mined by Quincy justified the company building its own smelter. [4] In May 1898, the Quincy Mining Company started construction of the Quincy Smelter on the stamp ...
The Quincy Mine is an extensive set of copper mines located near Hancock, Michigan. The mine was owned by the Quincy Mining Company and operated between 1846 and 1945, although some activities continued through the 1970s.
Quincy Mine Hoist center. The Quincy Mine Hoist and Underground Mine is located at 49750 US 41 in Hancock, Michigan, within the park's Quincy Unit. [4] The company offers tours through the surface buildings of the Quincy Mine as well as underground tours. [4] [34]
The Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House is an industrial building located north of Hancock, Michigan along US Highway 41 within the Quincy Mining Company Historic District. The Hoist House contains the largest steam hoisting engine in the world, [ 3 ] which sits on the largest reinforced concrete engine foundation ever poured. [ 3 ]
The Quincy and Torch Lake Cog Railway is a 1 ⁄ 2-mile-long (0.80 km), 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge cog railway in Hancock, Michigan. [1] It opened in May 1997 to transport tourists to the adit entrance of the Quincy Mine's Number 5 shaft. Its tram car has a capacity of 28 people and travels at a maximum grade of 35%. [1]
Smelter at Quincy Hill, Hancock, Michigan, circa 1906. At the time, Michigan was considered the losing party in the compromise. The land in the Upper Peninsula was described in a federal report as a "sterile region on the shores of Lake Superior destined by soil and climate to remain forever a wilderness."
Quincy's free summer concert series begins Saturday, May 18, with jazz, rock 'n' roll and swing performances in the style of the 1940s and '50s. 4 free outdoor summer concerts in Quincy. Take a ...
Michigan Smelter - Located west of Houghton near Cole's Creek on the Keweenaw waterway. Quincy Smelter - Located east of Hancock in Ripley on the Keweenaw Waterway; Tamarack/Osceola Smelter - In Dollar Bay; White Pine mine smelter - Was mostly closed in 1982 but continued to process copper and scrap material until 1984 [1]