The HESAL Lab is supporting a collaborative project at the Quincy Smelter, working with a team of scientists from Michigan Technological University and the Michigan Tech Research Institute. For more than 15 years, Michigan Tech scientists, faculty, and students have supported the preservation of the smelter—the best preserved nineteenth century copper smelter in the United States. The site is part of the Quincy Mining Company Historic District National Landmark, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is part of the Quincy Unit of the Keweenaw National Historical Park
The research team is using a suite of geospatial technologies—including Ground Penetrating Radar, LiDAR, Photogrammetry, Thermal and spectral imaging, among others. HESAL staff built an Historical GIS to document how the property has changed over time, help the scientists examine the remote sensing and geospatial data, enable digital exhibitions and tools for public education, and help the site managers make wise decisions about the vast cultural resources at the site. For Michigan Tech’s Industrial Heritage and Archaeology faculty, the Quincy Smelter is a case study in balancing preservation, environmental remediation, cultural renewal, economic revitalization, and heritage management.
Link to our Smelter Archaeology WebGIS
Link to our Smelter Historical GIS
More information about the collaboration:
Thermal Imaging Seeing Unseen Industrial Heritage Sites
Industrial Heritage and Photogrammetry
Follow the study on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media using the hashtags #QuincySmelter and #IndustrialHeritage
About the site:
Quincy Smelter: From Stamp Sands to National Historic Park
Organizations that provide tours of the site:
Quincy Mine Hoist Association
Quincy Smelter Association
Site owner:
Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission
The research team is using a suite of geospatial technologies—including Ground Penetrating Radar, LiDAR, Photogrammetry, Thermal and spectral imaging, among others. HESAL staff built an Historical GIS to document how the property has changed over time, help the scientists examine the remote sensing and geospatial data, enable digital exhibitions and tools for public education, and help the site managers make wise decisions about the vast cultural resources at the site. For Michigan Tech’s Industrial Heritage and Archaeology faculty, the Quincy Smelter is a case study in balancing preservation, environmental remediation, cultural renewal, economic revitalization, and heritage management.
Link to our Smelter Archaeology WebGIS
Link to our Smelter Historical GIS
More information about the collaboration:
Thermal Imaging Seeing Unseen Industrial Heritage Sites
Industrial Heritage and Photogrammetry
Follow the study on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media using the hashtags #QuincySmelter and #IndustrialHeritage
About the site:
Quincy Smelter: From Stamp Sands to National Historic Park
Organizations that provide tours of the site:
Quincy Mine Hoist Association
Quincy Smelter Association
Site owner:
Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission
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