Quincy Smelter

Quincy Smelter
Quincy Smelter site in July 2008
Quincy Smelter is located in Michigan
Quincy Smelter
Quincy Smelter is located in the United States
Quincy Smelter
LocationRipley, Michigan
Coordinates47°07′31″N 88°33′50″W / 47.12528°N 88.56389°W / 47.12528; -88.56389
NRHP reference No.89001095[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1989

The Quincy Smelter, also known as the Quincy Smelting Works, is a former copper smelter located on the north side of the Keweenaw Waterway in Ripley, Michigan. It is a contributing property of the Quincy Mining Company Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District. The smelter was built in 1898 by the Quincy Mining Company, operating from 1898 to 1931 and again from 1948 to 1971. The smelter was part of a Superfund site from 1986 to 2013.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

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