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Since the two ranges of hills are made up of dissimilar rock types, the rock formation containing the iron ore deposits is located exclusively within the southern (Gogebic) Range. The Gogebic Range experienced a speculative iron boom in the mid-1880s, and had recurring booms and busts from 1884 to 1967 as demand shifted.
The city is located, along with adjacent Ironwood, Michigan, at the center of the Gogebic Range. The economy of Hurley, together with the city of Montreal in Wisconsin, and the cities of Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield in Michigan, was dependent upon the extraction of iron ore from the Gogebic (a/k/a Penokee) Range during the 19th and 20th ...
The Gogebic Range in Wisconsin and the Marquette Iron Range and Menominee Range in Michigan have similar characteristics and are of similar age. Natural ores and concentrates were produced from 1848 until the mid-1950s, when taconites and jaspers were concentrated and pelletized , and started to become the major source of iron production.
Solomon S. Curry was the president of the Metropolitan Iron and Land Company, which began extensive mining in the Gogebic Range in the early 1880s. The iron mines in the area led to the establisheent of Ironwood, and Curry was one of the founding fathers of the city.
Gogebic County Courthouse† 200 North Moore Street Bessemer: December 10, 1971: Gogebic Iron Range Informational Designation Memory Lane Park (roadside park on US-2, 1 mile east of Bessemer) Bessemer vicinity August 23, 1956: Ironwood City Hall† McLeod Avenue and Norfolk Street Ironwood: May 14, 1975: Norrie Park Informational Designation
Gogebic–Iron County Airport covers an area of 1,180 acres (478 ha) at an elevation of 1,230 feet (375 m) above mean sea level.It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,502 by 100 feet (1,982 by 30 m), with approved ILS, GPS and VOR/DME approaches. [1]
The mountain is part of the Gogebic Range with a summit of 1,640 ft (500m) and a base elevation of 1,240 ft (378m), for a 400 ft. vertical drop. It offers 9 chairlifts accessing 45 trails for Alpine skiing and Snowboarding on 253 skiable acres, with an even mix [ 1 ] of easy, intermediate, and difficult trail ratings and two terrain parks .
Bessemer is operated by an elected 5-member city council with day-to-day operations run by an appointed city manager. Staff also consists of administrative staff, public works department, and library staff. Bessemer also belongs to the Gogebic Range Water Authority. City Council [7] Mayor Adam Zak (2017 - ) Mayor Pro-Tem Rob Coleman (2016 - )