Cornish Pump Museum

300 Kent Street
Iron Mountain, MI, 49801
906-774-1086

URL : http://www.fishweb.com/maps/dickinson/ironmountain

overview : The famed Chapin Mined in Iron Mountain, discovered in 1879, was one of the wettest mines ever to be worked. During its first ten years of production, ground pumps were able to take care of the constant accumulation of seeping ground water. Later when mining was tired at deeper levels the problem became impossible for ground pumps to handle.

hours (subject to change) : Seasonal operations. Please call ahead for hours of operation.

topics : American history, history, general, American, local history, mining