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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VM_frank-hibbing_Hibbing-MN.html
Frank Hibbing was a German immigrant who came to Minnesota from Wisconsin, arriving on the Mesaba Range in 1892. He had heard that iron ore was discovered in Mt. Iron in 1890.
He recognized the possibilities of iron ore further to the west.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VL_business-district_Hibbing-MN.html
The heart of any city is its business district. In Hibbing, this was on Pine Street and also on Third Avenue.
Many varieties of shops were available to satisfy the community's needs.
People came from the many small locations and other commun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VK_finnish-workers-hall_Hibbing-MN.html
The Finnish people were one of the first ethnic groups to arrive in this area in the late 1890's and early 1900's.
They built this building on this site in 1909. It was used for stage plays, dances and other social events put on for the Finnish…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VE_moving-the-town_Hibbing-MN.html
Many of the homes were not owned by the occupants. When it came time to move them, they were offered the opportunity to buy the house for $1.00.
They would then have to arrange to move them at their own expense. Many businesses were also moved…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VC_train-depot-street-car-bridge_Hibbing-MN.html
Train Depot Early passenger service was by train. Hibbing's Train Depot was one block west of this spot. Many immigrants seeking work arrived here and many of these same men left from this same depot to serve their new country during World War I.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2V9_oliver-mining-co-headquarters-oliver-shop-laboratory_Hibbing-MN.html
Oliver Mining Co. Headquarters This building was the heart of the Oliver operation, the largest iron ore mining operation in United States history. The Superintendent of Mines and his staff made the day-to-day mining decisions here, and they were …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2UR_geology-of-duluth-harbor_Duluth-MN.html
Lake Superior is situated over the Midcontinent Rift, which is a rupture in the North American continent that formed a great rift valley from the Lake Superior region southwest to Kansas about 1.1 billion years ago. For about 20 million years as t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2N3_enger-observation-tower_Duluth-MN.html
To the memory ofBert J. Enger1864 - 1931Native of NorwayCitizen of Duluth From Common Laborer to Merchant Prince, he demonstrated in his own life that America is a land of opportunity for the immigrant, and that her civilization is enriched by h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2LR_the-gate_Duluth-MN.html
1976Stainless Steel
David von Schlegell (1920 - 1992)
The stainless steel sculpture functions as a metaphor, tying the horizontal lines of the land and Lake Superior, which are both very visible from this location, together at the point of i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G8_early-finnish-pioneers_Hibbing-MN.html
1892.Dedicated to the memory of the early Finnish pioneers who helped to build this community.
The Minnesota Finnish-American Historical Society, Chapter 14, Hibbing, Minnesota.1957