Minong Copper Mining Historic District | |
 Shaft entrance at Minong Mine | |
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| Location | west of McCargoe Cove campground, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan[3] |
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| Coordinates | 48°4′58″N 88°43′35″W / 48.08278°N 88.72639°W |
| Area | 275 acres (111 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000153,[1] 100006259[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 11, 1977 |
| Designated NHLD | January 13, 2021 |
The Minong Mine is a historic mine site located west of McCargoe Cove campground on Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, United States. The district contains both the remnants of a 19th-century copper mine and remains of pre-contact mining activity.[3] Pre-contact archeological sited in the district include a Late Archaic copper mining pit site designated 20KE24 and a nearby site designated 20KE73.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977[1] and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2021.[2]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Weekly List 2021 01 29". National Park Service. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ a b The Minong Mine is listed as "address restricted." However, the Isle Royale National Park official map Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine shows its location, and the park marks the trail to the mine.
- ^ Dan Trepal (February 10, 2017), NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK NOMINATION: Minong Copper Mining District (PDF)