Quincy Mine

Quincy Mining Company
Historic District
The #2 Shafthouse (left) and the Hoist House (right)
Quincy Mine is located in Michigan
Quincy Mine
Quincy Mine is located in the United States
Quincy Mine
LocationFranklin Township,
Houghton County, Michigan
Nearest cityHancock, Michigan
Coordinates47°8′18″N 88°34′11″W / 47.13833°N 88.56972°W / 47.13833; -88.56972
Area779 acres (3.15 km2)[2]
ArchitectQuincy Mining Co.
NRHP reference No.89001095[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1989
Designated NHLDFebruary 10, 1989[3]

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 through 1920.[4] The Quincy Mining Company Historic District is a United States National Historic Landmark District;[2][3] other Quincy Mine properties nearby, including the Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills,[5] the Quincy Dredge Number Two,[6] and the Quincy Smelter are also historically significant.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Kathleen Lidfors; Mary Jo Hrenchir & Laura Feller (February 17, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Quincy Mining Company Historic District" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 40 pages of photos, modern and historic (32 KB)
  3. ^ a b "Quincy Mining Company Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
  4. ^ B. S. Butler and W. S. Burbank (1929) The copper deposits of Michigan, US Geological Survey, Professional Paper 144, p.75.
  5. ^ Charles F. O'Connell, "Quincy Mining Company: Stamp Mills and Milling Technology, c. 1860-1931", Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton, MI, HAER MI-2, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey, pp. 563–640
  6. ^ "Calumet and Hecla/Quincy Reclaiming Sand Dredge". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2010.

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