Quincy Smelter, Houghton-Hancock

Name: Quincy Smelter
Address: Houghton-Hancock, United States

#12 among attractions in Houghton-Hancock

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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. It is a contributing property of the Quincy Mining Company Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District. The smelter was built in 1898 by the Quincy Mining Company, operating from 1898 to 1931 and again from 1948 to 1971. The smelter was part of a Superfund site from 1986 to 2013. ()

Coordinates: 47°7'31"N, 88°33'50"W

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Houghton-Hancock United States

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Quincy Smelter – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Portage Lake Lift Bridge, Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House, Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

0.5 miW
Bridge
Portage Lake Lift Bridge, Houghton-Hancock
13 min walk • The Portage Lake Lift Bridge connects the cities of Hancock and Houghton, in the US state of Michigan. It crosses Portage Lake, a portion of the waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula with a canal linking the final several miles to Lake Superior to the northwest. US Highway 41 and M-26 are both routed across the bridge.
0.8 miNW
Museum
Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House, Hancock
22 min walk • The Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House is an industrial building located north of Hancock, Michigan along US Highway 41 within the Quincy Mining Company Historic District.
~1790 ftSW
History museum, Museum
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, Houghton-Hancock
9 min walk • The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw in Houghton, Michigan, is a non-collecting museum that houses changing exhibits about local cultural and natural history. The building is so named as it was built with a 1908 grant from Andrew Carnegie. It served as the public library for Houghton, Michigan from its opening in 1910 until 2006.
1.2 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
MacInnes Student Ice Arena, Houghton-Hancock
32 min walk • John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena is a 4,200-capacity hockey arena in Houghton, Michigan. It is home to the Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team. It is named for John J. MacInnes, head coach of the Huskies from 1956 to 1983, who was one of the most successful coaches in the history of college hockey with a record of 555-295-39.
1.3 miSE
Universities and schools
Michigan Technological University, Houghton-Hancock
34 min walk • Michigan Technological University is a public research university in Houghton, Michigan. Its main campus sits on 925 acres on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake.
0.5 miW
Synagogue
Temple Jacob, Houghton-Hancock
12 min walk • Temple Jacob is a small historic synagogue in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It owes its origins to the copper boom in the Keweenaw Peninsula in the late 19th and early 20th century.
~1880 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Saint Ignatius Loyola Church, Houghton-Hancock
10 min walk • Saint Ignatius Loyola Church is a church located at 703 East Houghton Avenue in Houghton, Michigan. The church was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1977 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Natural history museum
A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Houghton-Hancock
30 min walk • The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, currently located on the campus of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan, is the official mineral museum of the state of Michigan and is a heritage site of the Keweenaw National Historical Park.
0.5 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Episcopal Church, Houghton-Hancock
12 min walk • Trinity Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival-style Episcopal church at 205 East Montezuma Avenue in Houghton, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site on July 17, 1986. It is the second of two church buildings to exist on the site; the current one replaced a wooden structure in 1910.
1.2 miW
Universities and schools
Finlandia Hall, Houghton-Hancock
31 min walk • Finlandia University is a private Lutheran university in Hancock, Michigan. It is the only private university in the Upper Peninsula.
1.2 miW
Romanesque revival architecture, Romanesque architecture
Old Main, Hancock
31 min walk • Old Main, Suomi College is an educational building located on Quincy Street on the Finlandia University campus in Hancock, Michigan. It is also known as the Suomi College Building. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1959 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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Which popular attractions are close to Quincy Smelter?

Nearby attractions include Pryor's Location, Houghton-Hancock (7 min walk), Shelden Avenue Historic District, Houghton-Hancock (7 min walk), Portage Lake District Library, Houghton-Hancock (7 min walk), Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, Houghton-Hancock (9 min walk).