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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. The Quincy Mine was known as "Old Reliable," as the Quincy Mine Company paid a dividend to investors every year from 1868 ...
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]
Hancock: The Quincy Mine is an extensive set of copper mines located near Hancock, Michigan. The Quincy Mine was known as "Old Reliable," as the Quincy Mine Company paid a dividend to investors every year from 1868 through 1920. The mine operated between 1846 and 1945, although some activities continued through the 1970s. 32
Work began on the new stamp mill in 1888. [2] The first building constructed was a boarding house, followed by a dock, cistern, and foundations for other buildings. [8] In 1889, six substantial frame buildings were constructed on site, as well as a railway connecting the stamp mill to the mine, and stamping equipment was installed. [8]
The Quincy Unit of the Keweenaw National Historical Park commemorates one of the most remarkable feats of engineering in northern Michigan, the 9,000-foot (2,700 m) deep Quincy Mine shaft. Nicknamed "Old Reliable" for its record of paying annual dividends for decades, the Quincy mine enjoyed a position on the rich copper rock of the Pewabic Lode.
Quincy Hill House: US-41 Hancock: December 14, 1976: Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House† Off US-41 Hancock vicinity December 12, 1969: Red Jacket Downtown Historic District† Fifth and Sixth Streets between Scott and Pine Streets Calumet: November 15, 1973: Red Jacket Fire Station† 325 Sixth Street Calumet: April 23, 1971: Union Building ...
Portage Charter Township, Michigan; Pryor's Location, Michigan; Quincy Mine; Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House; Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills Historic District; Quincy Street Historic District; Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan; Ransom B. Shelden House; Redridge Steel Dam; Ripley, Michigan; Saint Ignatius Loyola Church ...
Side-by-side map of smelter site in 1898 and 1907; more than a dozen buildings were built the first year The Quincy Smelter circa 1906. The Quincy Mining Company incorporated in 1848. [2] Like other mines in the area, Quincy had its own stamp mills, but did not produce enough copper to justify the investment of operating its own smelter.