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Keweenaw National Historical ParkThe heavy snowfalls on the Keweenaw Penisula required the use of the Russell Snow Plow to keep the railroads to mines open. NPS Photo.
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Autumn leaves provide a backdrop for the Quincy Smelting Works located along Portage Lake across from Houghton, Michigan.  

Did You Know?
The Quincy Smelting Works is the only copper smelter in the Great Lakes region still standing in substantial condition. It reflects the technology of the time, the industrial processes critical to the industry and the workplace of the people who produced copper for industrial and domestic uses.
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Last Updated: August 22, 2006 at 09:14 EST