Mining and Michigan

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This paper traces the history of the mineral and mining industry in Michigan's upper peninsula. The paper describes the influence that the mining and mineral industries had on the development of Michigan and how they helped shape the location and layout of the upper peninsula's towns and the transportation routes that served them. The paper also explains that the industry not only contributed dramatically to the development of Michigan, it simultaneously destroyed or altered many of the hills and rivers in the region.

From the Paper:

"The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that form the state of Michigan. The UP contains almost one-third of the land area of the state but only three percent of the population. Since the Upper Peninsula is very rich in mineral deposits, including iron, copper and silver, it is not surprising that the iron-ore- mining industry has been the single most formative influence in the area."

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