Iron Range
The Iron Range is a rural area in Northeastern Minnesota where iron ore has been mined for generations. This area has some cultural aspects more similar to the U.P. of Michigan than the surrounding area of Minnesota.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine and Greyhound Bus Museum.
Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine
Protected area
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The Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States, is the largest operating open-pit iron mine in Minnesota. The pit stretches more than three miles long, two miles wide, and 535 feet deep.
Greyhound Bus Museum
Museum
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The Greyhound Bus Museum is located in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States, where Carl Wickman and Andrew "Bus Andy" Anderson started their first bus service in 1914 transporting fellow miners in a 1914 Hupmobile.
Andrew G. Anderson House
Building
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Andrew G. Anderson House is a historic house in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1920 for Andrew "Bus Andy" Anderson, a pioneer in the intercity bus service industry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chisholm and Leetonia.
Chisholm
Town
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Chisholm is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,775 at the 2020 census. The city has been called "The Heart of the Iron Range" due to its location in the middle of the Mesabi Iron Range.
Leetonia
Hamlet
Leetonia is a neighborhood of the city of Hibbing in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Previously, Leetonia was its own unincorporated community before it was annexed by the city of Hibbing.
Iron Range
- Type: vernacular region
- Description: iron-ore mining districts around Lake Superior in the United States and Canada
- Location: Northeastern Minnesota, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.4633° or 47° 27′ 48″ northLongitude
-92.935° or 92° 56′ 6″ westOpen location code
86V9F377+8XWikidata ID
Q3154526
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Iron Range” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Iron Range”
- French: “Iron Range”
- German: “Iron Range”
- Japanese: “アイアン・レンジ”
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