Copper Falls, Michigan

Copper Falls is an unincorporated community in Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan.[1] Copper Falls is named after the waterfall with the same name on the adjacent Owl Creek. The community lies approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the shore of Lake Superior. Copper Falls was once home to a large mining operation. Mining was conducted in the Copper Falls mine from 1845 until 1901, when it no longer became profitable.[2] There is not much left of the mining community, but as with much of the Copper Country, many ruins and old foundations still remain.

Copper Falls
Copper Falls
Copper Falls
Coordinates: 47.4299138°N 88.1987152°W / 47.4299138; -88.1987152
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyKeweenaw
TownshipEagle Harbor
Elevation
1,014 ft (309 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code
49950
Area code(s)906

References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Copper Falls". USGNIS. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. "Copper Falls the Ghost Town". Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 7 January 2021.


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