Mountain Iron Mine

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Mountain Iron Mine
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	Mountain Iron, Minnesota
Coordinates:	47°32′19.7″N 92°37′21.4″W / 47.538806, -92.622611Coordinates: 47°32′19.7″N 92°37′21.4″W / 47.538806, -92.622611
Built/Founded:	1892
Designated as NHL:	November 24, 1968
Added to NRHP:	November 24, 1968
NRHP Reference#:	68000052^[1]
Governing body:	Privately owned

The discovery of Mountain Iron Mine in Mountain Iron, Minnesota in 1890 represents the beginning of the exploitation of the Mesabi Range iron ore in the Iron Range of northeast Minnesota. The Mesabi Range and nearby Vermilion Range led Minnesota to become the nation's largest producer of iron ore and the United States to lead the world in steel production. This capacity is considered to have been a major factor in America's ability to contribute to World War II. It also played a major role in the financial success of Andrew Carnegie and U.S. Steel.^[2] Carnegie returned some of his fortune to the communities by funding 2500 public Carnegie Libraries across the country, including 64 in rural Minnesota.

The extraction of ore in the region also contributed to the tiny port city of Duluth thriving and becoming the leading port in the United States (by tonnage) in the early 20th century.

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^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-10-06).
^ Stephen Lissanddrello (August 11, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Mountain Iron MinePDF (335 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 3 images from 1975PDF (401 KiB)

Theodore Jones (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America: A Public Legacy. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3

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NHL summary

v • d • e National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota

Landmark homes	Charles A. Lindbergh House and Park \| F. Scott Fitzgerald House \| Frank B. Kellogg House \| James J. Hill House \| Thorstein Veblen Farmstead \| O. E. Rolvaag House \| Oliver H. Kelley Homestead \| Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home \| Andrew John Volstead House

Landmark commercial enterprises	Pillsbury "A" Mill \| Washburn "A" Mill \| Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator \| Plummer Building \| Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine \| Mountain Iron Mine \| Soudan Iron Mine \| National Farmer's Bank \| St. Croix Boom Site

Military landmark	Fort Snelling

New Deal landmarks	Rabideau CCC Camp \| St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area

Prehistoric landmark	Kathio Site

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