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Crosby was built for the sole purpose of mining. It was named for George H. Crosby, a businessman in the mining industry. [5] Crosby was the location of Minnesota's worst mining disaster, the Milford Mine disaster. [6] On February 5, 1924, a new tunnel was blasted too close to nearby Foley Lake, and water rushed in, killing 41 miners.
The Cuyuna Iron Range Municipally-Owned Elevated Metal Water Tanks are a group of five water towers within the Cuyuna Range in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.The water tanks, built between 1912 and 1918, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places because they represent the historical period of community planning, public works, and engineering that supported the development of the ...
The Cuyuna Range is an inactive iron range to the southwest of the Mesabi Range, largely within Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It lies along a 68-mile-long (109 km) line between Brainerd, Minnesota, and Aitkin, Minnesota. The width ranges from 1 to 10 miles (1.6 to 16 km). [1]
Crosby Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 97 at the 2000 census. The population was 97 at the 2000 census. Crosby Township was named for Ira Crosby, an early settler.
The Crosby Soo Line Depot initially served as a train station for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (later the Soo Line Railroad starting in 1961). The station was part of a project conducted from 1908 to 1910 to build a rail line from Superior, Wisconsin, to Thief River Falls, Minnesota, [5] along with a branch through Crosby to access the Cuyuna Range iron mines.
Outing is an unincorporated community in Crooked Lake Township, Cass County, Minnesota, United States, near Emily. It is between North Roosevelt Lake, South Roosevelt Lake, and Lawrence Lake. The community is between Crosby and Remer, near the junction of State Highway 6 and Cass County Road 58.
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Ironton Sintering Plant Complex is a group of buildings north of Crosby, Minnesota, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The plant was built in 1924 by the Hanna Mining Company to sintering iron ore mined in the Cuyuna Range. The mining industry, after 1900, was seeking to exploit lower-grade iron deposits to meet ...