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Mines and mineral resources -- History -- Michigan

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Charter Oak Mining Company Collection

 Collection — Sc_box MS 3, Folder: 20
Identifier: MS-680
Abstract

Collection, 1788-1857, assembled by Erastus Hurd consists of one military commission from 1788 as well as papers related to the Charter Oak Mining Company. These papers include articles of association, Hurd's contract to provide maps, notes and a report on mining prospects in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, instructions for Hurd to act as an agent for the Charter Oak Mining Company and a list of stockholders and eight stock certificates for stock owned by Hurd.

Dates: 1788-1846

Reverend Herman Page Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-082
Abstract Collection, 1870-1996; 2005, compiled by Reverend Herman Page on the history of Michigan's Copper Country with a particular focus on Copper Country railroads. This collection covers most of the railroads of the Copper Country including the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway, the Mineral Range Railroad, and the Hancock and Calumet Railroad as well as information on various mining companies and locations in the Copper Country. Includes glass plate negatives, photographs, clippings,...
Dates: 1870-1996; 2005; Majority of material found within 1870 - 1996