The Iron Range

Title: Map of the Iron Range
Type: Map
Date: 1927
Source: Josiah Spurr

Description: This map shows where the iron deposits lie on the Mesabi Range.

Activities:

1. Where was the town of Hibbing located compared to the region called South Hibbing?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: It was north of it, right in the middle of the iron deposits.
2. When Hibbing finished moving to the South Hibbing region by 1927, how much of the town was then on top of iron deposits?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: None of the new town was built on top of iron. The town moved to outside of the areas that might be mined for ore.
Possible Answer:
3. Why didn't people in old Hibbing just build their home in South Hibbing instead of over the iron deposits?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: There was no South Hibbing originally. It was created later on by building new buildings and moving old ones from the old city.
4. Why would anyone start a town somewhere where they knew they would eventually have to move it?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: It made sense for the miners to live close to where they worked, and they didn't realize the need for ore would someday cause them to move the city. Probably nobody thought about whether they would have to move eventually.