Quincy Smelter
The Quincy Smelter, also known as the Quincy Smelting Works, is a former copper smelter located on the north side of the Keweenaw Waterway in Ripley, Michigan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: copper smelter in Ripley, Michigan
- Also known as: “Quincy Smelting Works”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dee Stadium and Portage Lake District Library.
Dee Stadium
Sports venue
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Dee Stadium, also called The Dee, is an ice hockey arena in Houghton, Michigan, that replaced, and is located on the same site as, the Amphidrome. It is regarded as the birthplace of professional hockey, and is the seventh oldest indoor ice rink in the world. Dee Stadium is situated 960 feet south of Quincy Smelter.
Portage Lake District Library
Library
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Portage Lake District Library is a public library in Houghton, Michigan, which serves the city of Houghton and Portage Townships. The Portage Lake District Library participates in the Michigan eLibrary and is a member of the Superiorland Library Cooperative. Portage Lake District Library is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Quincy Smelter.
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw
Museum
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The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw in Houghton, Michigan, is a non-collecting museum that houses changing exhibits about local cultural and natural history. Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Quincy Smelter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghton and Ripley.
Houghton
Town
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Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.
Ripley
Hamlet
Ripley is a small, unincorporated community in Franklin Township situated upon a slope, just east of Hancock on M-26 and across the Portage Lake Canal from Houghton.
Houghton-Hancock
Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.Quincy Smelter
- Categories: foundry and historic site
- Location: Franklin Township, Houghton, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.12536° or 47° 7′ 31″ northLongitude
-88.56389° or 88° 33′ 50″ westOpen location code
86VH4CGP+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 1804201103OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q7272185
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include From The Ground Farmers Market Houghton and Houghton City Center.
Nearby Places
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