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  Wire Marquette Iron Range.JPG - WIRE MARQUETTE IRON RANGE - Steel wire stick, 8 1/2 in. long, made from one piece of wire with the wire hook coming off the top of the thimble coil and the tight-bend hat hook typical of sticks from the UP of Michigan, this stick came from a long-since closed hardware store in Negaunee, MI, #85 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide [These wire sticks are associated with the underground iron ore mining in and around the city of Negaunee in the UP of Michigan. Negaunee was built after the discovery of Marquette Iron Range iron ore in the area. The iron ore of the Marquette Range has been mined continuously from 1845 until the present day. The Jackson Mine was established in 1845 to mine ore for shipment to iron forges; the first such forge to operate in the Lake Superior basin was set up in Negaunee during this period. In 1858, the community was given a post office. In 1865, Negaunee was incorporated as a town and in 1868 the first police force was formed. As underground mining operations expanded, many immigrants helped settle the area, bringing with them rich traditions that remain today. Due to extensive underground mining roughly half the city was abandoned in the early 1900's due to risk of cave-in. The Jackson Mine ceased all operations within the city limits in the 1940's. The city is now home to the Michigan Iron Industry Museum.]  
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Wire Marquette Iron Range | WIRE MARQUETTE IRON RANGE - Steel wire stick, 8 1/2 in. long, made from one piece of wire with the wire hook coming off the top of the thimble coil and the tight-bend hat hook typical of sticks from the UP of Michigan, this stick came from a long-since closed hardware store in Negaunee, MI, #85 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide [These wire sticks are associated with the underground iron ore mining in and around the city of Negaunee in the UP of Michigan. Negaunee was built after the discovery of Marquette Iron Range iron ore in the area. The iron ore of the Marquette Range has been mined continuously from 1845 until the present day. The Jackson Mine was established in 1845 to mine ore for shipment to iron forges; the first such forge to operate in the Lake Superior basin was set up in Negaunee during this period. In 1858, the community was given a post office. In 1865, Negaunee was incorporated as a town and in 1868 the first police force was formed. As underground mining operations expanded, many immigrants helped settle the area, bringing with them rich traditions that remain today. Due to extensive underground mining roughly half the city was abandoned in the early 1900's due to risk of cave-in. The Jackson Mine ceased all operations within the city limits in the 1940's. The city is now home to the Michigan Iron Industry Museum.] Download Original Image
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