The Emergence of Man Through Steel – Chisholm, MN
N 47° 28.867 W 092° 53.712
15T E 507895 N 5258636
Paying tribute to the Minnesota miners, this marker lies at the feet of the Iron Man statue on the edge of Chisholm.
Waymark Code: WMGG1V
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2013
Views: 3
Paying tribute to the Minnesota miners, this marker lies at the feet of the Iron Man statue on the edge of Chisholm. The text reads:
“They toiled with purpose. These miners of ours...moving tons of iron ore for massive steel towers. This devotion to a nation, they adopted as one, makes the heritage of the iron range foremost 'neath the sun.
“The legend lives. They were the "Iron Men" who dug the mines and contributed to the building and expansion of this country, during an industrial age. They helped to provide the iron needed when freedom was threatened.
“Today, as the industrial age ebbs, and the technological age advances, the Iron Men are honored with a shrine that tells us they will never be forgotten. The magnificent sculpture evokes strength and embodies past history and ensures continued remembrance of the "Iron Men."
“Look at the contentment in the chiseled face, and you will see the soul of all the Iron Men who ever were.
“This statute, the third largest free-standing memorial in the United States, is a lasting tribute to the Mesabi, Vermilion, Cuyuna and Gogebic ranges' men of steel, who carved out of a sylvan wilderness the iron ore that made America the industrial giant of the world.”
“They shall live forever!
Yes, the Iron Man lives.
by Veda Ponikvar”
The 85’ Iron Man statue was designed by Jack Anderson and created from brass and copper. Pick and shovel in hand, he represents the miners who have lived and worked on the Iron Range providing ore for steel. The statue was dedicated in 1987.
Sector of the workforce: Miners
Created or Donated by which group: Not listed
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