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America Transformed: The Lake Superior region became the nation's major supplier of iron ore after its discovery in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the 1840s, while reservations were established and Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) lands were ceded. This view of Ishpeming, Michigan, provides an example of an iron mining community and the effects of mining operations on the surrounding landscape. The shaded areas on the surrounding hills depict open-pit iron mines. In the foreground, a train cuts across the landscape toward one mine, while a network of railroad tracks service other mines. Laid out in 1869, the town grew rapidly, reaching a population of 6,000 by the time this view was published.
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Document identity
localId
x059cb361
label
Bird's eye view of Ishpeming, L.S. Michigan
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
x059cb361
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Bird's eye view of Ishpeming, L.S. Michigan
description
America Transformed: The Lake Superior region became the nation's major supplier of iron ore after its discovery in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the 1840s, while reservations were established and Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) lands were ceded. This view of Ishpeming, Michigan, provides an example of an iron mining community and the effects of mining operations on the surrounding landscape. The shaded areas on the surrounding hills depict open-pit iron mines. In the foreground, a train cuts across the landscape toward one mine, while a network of railroad tracks service other mines. Laid out in 1869, the town grew rapidly, reaching a population of 6,000 by the time this view was published.
date
["[1871]"]
year
1871
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_001592
creators
Bailey, H. H. (Howard Heston), 1836-1878
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Ishpeming (Mich.)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Ishpeming
Marquette (county)
Michigan
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Michigan
county
Marquette
city
Ishpeming
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Milwaukee?]
publisher
Milwaukee Lith. & Engr. Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
46.4833
schema:longitude
-87.6667
extent
1 view : col. ; 37 x 51 cm.
notes
Indexed for points of interest.
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no
dcId
x059cb361
type
map
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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b74f28060bfe5357