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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4A2_p-h-2300-production-shovel-bucket_Hibbing-MN.html
The production shovel bucket here was once mounted on a P & H shovel similar to the one pictured here. The bucket capacity is 18 cubic yards which is equivalent to nearly 400 bushel baskets of dirt or broken rock. Made of cast alloy iron, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM468_underground-mining-in-the-hibbing-area_Hibbing-MN.html
In 1895 underground mining began in the Hibbing area following the discovery of iron ore. The Burt-Poole and Sellers mines were the first to ship that summer. Mining Captains, of Cornish decent, utilized their experience from the Vermillion Iron R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM43G_hull-rust-mahoning-mine-pit-overlook_Hibbing-MN.html
Immediately to the north and extending approximately 3½ miles east to west is the open pit known as the Hull-Rust Mahoning Mine, begun in 1895. In fact, over the past 100 years of mining here, more than thirty separate mining companies have o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM42V_the-emergence-of-man-through-steel_Chisholm-MN.html
They toiled with purpose. These miners of ours... moving tons of iron ore for massive steel towers. This devotion to a nation, they adopted as one, makes the heritage of the iron range foremost 'neath the sun. The legend lives. They were the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3YP_glensheen-a-family-legacy_Duluth-MN.html
Campus Heritage Marker University of Minnesota Duluth Glensheen, A Family Legacy Glensheen estate was built between 1905 and 1908 for attorney Chester Adgate Congdon, his wife Clara Bannister Congdon and their children. The original 22 acre-pl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3SE_jay-cooke_Duluth-MN.html
Perhaps no individual in the history of Duluth had such a dramatic influence on the port's infant development than Jay Cooke, a Philadelphia financier. Cooke's reign at the Head-of-the-Lakes was brief, but all-encompassing for commercial developme…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3QU_leif-erikson_Duluth-MN.html
Leif EriksonDiscoverer of America1000 A. D.sponsored and erected by theNorwegian American LeagueofDuluth, MinnesotaandPopular Subscriptionpresented to the City of Duluth, MinnesotaAugust 25, 1956. Designed and executed byJohn Karl Danielssculptor.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3DF_northwoods-sailors_Duluth-MN.html
Department of the Navy · United States of America — Navy Operational Support Center · Duluth, Minnesota May all who pass this memorial recognize the brave men and women who have served in the United States Navy. This memori…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM378_dedicated-to-davis-helberg_Duluth-MN.html
In recognition of his non-tiring commitment to the maritime community and service as Duluth Seaway Port Authority executive director for 24 years, 1979-2003. A native of and lifelong resident of Northern Minnesota, Davis began his career as a 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM33C_united-states-merchant-marine-u-s-navy-armed-guard_Duluth-MN.html
The United States Merchant Marine In recognition of those who serve their country in war and peace time to those 250,000 who served in world war II to those 670 who were taken prisoner to those 6,700 plus who gave their lives and to the countl…