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Providing scale to the immense size
of this statue is Judy Ness -- look at the base near
near the bottom of the photo. Topping out at 81 feet,
the Iron Ore Miner Statue is the third-largest free-standing
statue in the United States. (Only the Statue of Liberty
and the Freedom Arch in St. Louis, Missouri are taller).
The base is 150 tons of Corten Steel. The iron man's
shovel weighs 400 pounds, and each of his boots weighs
220 pounds. The body of the iron man is constructed
of copper and bronze over a welded angle iron and
stainless steel body form.
Created by sculptor Jack Anderson
of Lake Linden, Michigan, the Iron Ore Miner Statue
was dedicated on July 4, 1987. It was erected as a
tribute to the ore miners of the Mesaba, Cuyuna and
Vermilion Iron Ranges of northeastern Minnesota. Located
on MN-Highway 160, it's across the road from the Ironworld
Discovery Center in Chisholm.
Location:
IronWorld
801 SW Highway 169 # 1
Chisholm, MN 55719
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