![]() Keweenaw NHP Coppertown--Cliff Mine Underground Map--1854 Experienced Cornish miners--and father and son--Richard and John Chellew came to the United States in the 1860s aboard the City of Antwerp, a steamer that later disappeared at sea with all hands. Richard and John came to the Copper Country, joining Richard's brother (and John's uncle) William at the Cliff Mine. They lived with William and his family while they saved up to pay the passage for mother Margaret and siblings Christiana, William, Richard, Grace, and Maggie. ![]() NPS Photo |
Last updated: January 12, 2018