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A post office called Iron Mountain was established in 1846, and remained in operation until 1978. [3] The railroad history of the area runs deep, as the railways were key to the distribution of the minerals being mined. [4] The Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was prominent during the development of the Iron Mountain community in the 19th ...
The station was built in 1910 by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway.When the line and railroad was bought by the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1917, the station was renamed the Missouri Pacific Depot, and when the line was bought by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1982, the station was renamed the Union Pacific Depot in 1983, despite the fact that it was already used by Amtrak. [3]
The Iron Mountain was initially established to deliver iron ore from Iron Mountain to St. Louis, Missouri. Once owned by Henry Gudon Marquand and his brother, Frederick Marquand. They were forced out through Jay Gould's railroad monopoly. [1] [2] In 1883 the railway was acquired by Jay Gould, becoming part of a 9,547-mile (15,364 km) system.
Pilot Knob as photographed in 1876 Iron County courthouse Arcadia Valley is a valley in the St. Francois Mountains of the Ozark Plateau in Iron County , Missouri , United States. Located about 80 miles south of St. Louis , the valley includes the towns of Arcadia , Ironton and Pilot Knob , all founded in the 19th century.
Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Buford Mountain [3] Iron County: St. Francois Mountains: 530 m 1,739 ft: 195 m 640 ft: 14.06 km 8.74 mi 2 Taum Sauk Mountain [1] [a] Iron County: St. Francois Mountains: 540 m 1,772 ft: 156 m 512 ft: 238 km
The formal geological name for the Lead Belt is the "Southeastern Missouri Mississippi Valley-type Mineral District". It contains the highest concentration of galena (lead(II) sulfide) in the world [2] as well as significant economic quantities of zinc, copper and silver and currently mined sub-economic quantities of metals such as cadmium, nickel and cobalt. [2]
The Dickinson County Courthouse and Jail is an historic complex of governmental buildings located at 700 South Stephenson Avenue in Iron Mountain, Michigan. On May 15, 1980, the complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1]
Iron Mountain Lake is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census. Geography. According to the United States ...