Highlight • Historical Site
Hoist engine and copper tailings
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Brendan
February 24, 2023
Hiking
Industrial relics of the Island Mining Company, which operated briefly in search of copper ore on the island in the late 1800s.
Markus Vogt
August 27, 2021
Hiking
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