National Park Service: Minong Mine Designated as National Historic Landmark
February 05, 2021
February 05, 2021
HOUGHTON, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release:
Minong Mine Copper Mining District, part of Isle Royale National Park, has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL). The designation celebrates the national significance of Indigenous and historic copper mining that occurred at the Minong Mine. Minong is the Ojibwe term for Isle Royale.
The NHL boundary covers over 200 acres and encompas . . .
Minong Mine Copper Mining District, part of Isle Royale National Park, has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL). The designation celebrates the national significance of Indigenous and historic copper mining that occurred at the Minong Mine. Minong is the Ojibwe term for Isle Royale.
The NHL boundary covers over 200 acres and encompas . . .