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We need to acknowledge the Anishinaabeg people who first inhabited this northern land, including the Cree, Dakota, and Ojibwe. Further south and west from these northern areas were also the Sioux people. Beginning in the mid-1600, and continuing, at first slowly, throughout the 1700s and 1800s, people of European heritage began to investigate the land now known as Minnesota. It wasnât until the mid-1800s that the Arrowhead region saw settlements of white people take hold and grow. Beginning at that time, the Iron Ranges of Minnesota (Cuyuna, Vermilion, and Mesabi) would become the new home to over forty-five different European nationalities who settled here.
Last Sunday, here on the Years of Yore page, was a photo from 1904 showing the primitive road first cut through the virgin forest leading from Hibbingâs original town site to the Stevenson Mine. This mine was located several miles west of Hibbing and north of Keewatin, very close to the St. Louis County and Itasca County line. It was among the first mines in that area and by 1906 it was shipping ore.
Because of the high quality ore found in the early Itasca County mines, the Great Northern Railroad built a nine-mile rail line spur to connect with the main line in Hibbingâs mining district. This rail spur also helped the Stevenson mine to become a major player in supplying ore on the Mesabi Iron Range.
January 17, 1706, is the birthday of Benjamin Franklin. It’s hard to overstate the intelligence and abilities of this man. Looking at his life is truly awe-inspiring. A leader in
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