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National Park ServiceC&H store the many patterns used in manufacturing equipment for the mines in the Pattern Warehouse. NPS Photo, Dan Johnson
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This exposed vein of copper bearing rock leading into Lake Superior at Fort Wilkins State Park provided evidence of the area's copper wealth  

Did You Know?
Early native peoples began the first metal mining in North America over 7,000 years ago with copper mining on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Copper was fashioned into tools and items that were traded throughout North America.

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