History The town and a village were renamed "Ely" in 1880 after the Ely Mining Company, which mined copper. This changed in 1883, when 200 miners seized the plant demanding back wages. Five companies of the National Guard were called out to suppress the miners. It is the home of The Mountain School of Milton Academy, a selective independent semester program that provides academically motivated high school juniors from across the country the opportunity to live and work on a farm.
History The town and a village were renamed "Ely" in 1880 after the Ely Mining Company which mined copper This changed in 1883, when 200 miners seized the plant demanding back wages. Five companies of the National Guard ,were called out to suppress the miners. It is the home of The Mountain School of Milton Academy, a selective independent s.emester program that provides academically motivated high school juniors from across the country the opportunity to live and work on a farm.