Milestones: Prospecting

Source Book 4   Type Book   Year 1927   Source Minnesota Historical Society   Size 80K This is a section from a book on the Duluth & Iron Range railroad Company.

The history of the Duluth and Iron Range Rail Road is closely associated with the iron ore industry of Minnesota. The Railroad was built for and by the Minnesota Iron Company, which had been formed to develop the iron ore deposits at Soudan, the mining location adjacent to Tower in 62-15. It was from this location that the first iron ore was shipped in the State of Minnesota, and continuously to date.

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