Iron
Range Region: Map of properties
Tour a selection of properties by clicking on the numbers below. To guide
you, brief descriptions will appear as you move the cursor over the map.
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Soudan Mine
Minnesota’s oldest and deepest underground iron mine.
Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine
The world’s largest open pit mine.
Ironton Sintering Plant Complex
Processing plant that turned low-grade ore into a higher-grade, marketable product.
Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Company Depot
Passenger and freight depot that served the region’s lumber and iron mining operations.
Edna G. (tugboat)
The last coal-fired, steam-powered tugboat to operate on Lake Superior.
William A. Irvin (freighter)
Bulk freighter with passenger accommodations, known as the “Pride of the Silver Stackers.”
Two Harbors Light Station
Lit in 1892 to guide ore shipments through this once-thriving port.
Canisteo District General Office
Standard building type used by Oliver Mining Company throughout the region.
General Superintendent's House
Management-level housing for Oliver Mining Company employees.
Oliver Boarding House
Standard housing for single immigrant workers on the Mesabi Range.
Virginia Commercial Historic District
Central business district for city known as the “Queen City of the Iron Range.”
Coleraine Carnegie Library
Neoclassical public library built under program endowed by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.
Eveleth Manual Training School
Minnesota’s first vocational school trained skilled workers for the iron mining industry.
Eveleth Recreation Building
Public facility built for physical development of workers.
Hotel Glode
Prominent hotel on the Mesabi Range and a stop on the Mesaba Railway’s trolley line.
