
Missabe Mountain dominates the landscape of this 1951 survey, illustrating the intensive industrial footprint of the Mesabi Range at mid-century. The city of Virginia is surrounded by a massive network of open-pit operations, including the Wacootah Mine, Alpena Mine, and Sidney Mine. The industrial infrastructure is clearly defined, with Mine Dumps and Tailings Ponds reshaping the topography alongside the tracks of the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range railroad.
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1950 · Mc Kinley
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1950 · Biwabik NW
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1951 · Mc Kinley
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Biwabik NW
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1951 · Gilbert
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1951 · Eveleth
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1951 · Kinney
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1951 · Kirk
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1951 · Britt
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1952 · Idington
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