Quincy Mine: Old Reliable’s Rise, Innovation, and Strife (1890s

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The End of the Road in Michigan

Thumbwind Publications

81 episodes

2 weeks ago

This audio collection of amazing short stories is taken from the Great Lakes region and the Tip of Michigan’s Thumb. We love Michigan's history, places to see, and things to do in Michigan. Each episode is taken from feature articles from Thumbwind.com and Michigan4you.com. So, as a podcast, you can enjoy them anytime and anywhere. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this week’s tale from the End of the Road in Michigan.

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Quincy Mine: Old Reliable’s Rise, Innovation, and Strife (1890s–1945)

The End of the Road in Michigan

7 minutes

3 months ago

Quincy Mine: Old Reliable’s Rise, Innovation, and Strife (1890s–1945)

In the early 1900s, Hancock’s Quincy Mine—nicknamed Old Reliable—was one of America’s most productive copper mines. It reached over a mile underground, ran the world’s largest steam hoist, and fueled Michigan’s Copper Country economy for decades.

But the work was grueling, the hours long, and tensions boiled over in the 1913 strike—culminating in the Italian Hall disaster, one of the darkest days in Michigan’s labor history.

In this End of the Road in Michigan episode, we uncover the full story: the rise, the innovation, and the strife that shaped the Quincy Mine and the community around it.

Listen now and step back into a world where copper was king—and the cost of progress was paid in human lives.

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