Copper Country

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Copper_Country
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:region
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Keweenaw_County
gptkb:Baraga_County
gptkb:Keweenaw_Peninsula
gptkb:Ontonagon_County
gptkb:Houghton_County
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:economy education
forestry
tourism
gptkbp:historicalSignificance site of first major copper boom in the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Copper Country
gptkbp:knownFor copper mining
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Upper_Peninsula_of_Michigan
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Houghton
gptkb:Calumet
Hancock
gptkbp:miningDeclined 1960s
gptkbp:miningStarted 1840s
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Copper_Country
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Copper_Country_Strike_of_1913–1914
gptkb:Italian_Hall_Disaster
gptkbp:population approximately 100,000 (early 20th century peak)
gptkbp:state gptkb:Michigan
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Keweenaw_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Quincy_Mine
gptkb:Isle_Royale_National_Park
gptkbp:university gptkb:Michigan_Technological_University
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Upper_Peninsula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5