Hill-Annex Mine State Park
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Hill-Annex Mine State Park is a state park
of Minnesota
, USA, interpreting the open-pit mining
heritage of the Mesabi Range
. The park is located just outside the town of Calumet
.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, USA, interpreting the open-pit mining
Open-pit mining
Open-pit mining or opencast mining refers to a method of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow....
heritage of the Mesabi Range
Mesabi Range
The Mesabi Iron Range is a vast deposit of iron ore and the largest of four major iron ranges in the region collectively known as the Iron Range of Minnesota. Discovered in 1866, it is the chief deposit of iron ore in the United States. The deposit is located in northeast Minnesota, largely in...
. The park is located just outside the town of Calumet
Calumet, Minnesota
Calumet is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 367 at the 2010 census.U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main arterial route in the community.Hill-Annex Mine State Park is just outside the town....
.