The Copper Country strike of 1913–1914 was a major labor strike affecting all copper mines in the Copper Country of Michigan. The strike, organized by the Western Federation of Miners, was the first u
A one-man drill in operation
The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company was a major copper-mining company based within Michigan's Copper Country. From 1869 until 1909, the company paid dividends totaling $110,550,000
Copper Country strike of 1913–1914
…the first major copper mining region in the United States. By 1913, the majority of copper in the Copper Country was produced by three companies: the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, by far the largest and richest mine in the Copper Country, as well as the Quincy Mine and the mines owned by the Copper Range Company. Most early…
Calumet and Hecla Mine shaft No. 2, c. 1906
Main office of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company (now the headquarters of the Keweenaw National Historical Park)
Warehouse of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company in Calumet, Michigan.
The company library and bathhouse for its employees.