Calumet was a true mining company town. dominated by the two major mining companies. the Calumet and Hecla Mining Co. and the Quincy Mining Co. Because of mining company dominance. corporate sponsored community planning was prevalent and is still evident today in the many old buildings found in the town. The need for a large mining work force also attracted a significant amount of immigrant labor and a dozen distinct ethnic groups formed in the community adding to the social and cultural diversity of the area. S. 1664 as passed by the Senate would establish a historical park consisting of the mine shafts. smelting works and surface and administrative buildings of the Quincy Mining Co. and. the commercial and residential area of the nearby village of Calument. The boundaries of the park are based on the Quincy and Calumet National Historic landmark districts.
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