Iron Mountain in Dickinson County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Carnegie Library

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2017

1. Carnegie Library Marker

north side of two sided marker

Inscription. While in Iron Mountain on Business during 1901, Andrew Carnegie saw the need for a library on the Menominee Iron Range which was then a prospering area. He donated $15,000 for this building. Serving the community for over seventy years, the Neo-Classical Revival structure, designed by James E. Clancy, was one of the earliest Carnegie libraries in the Great Lake State. In 1971 this edifice became the Menominee Range Museum, featuring the history of its namesake.

Erected 1979 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L0501.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries, and the Michigan Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 45° 49.222′ N, 88° 3.81′ W. Marker is in Iron Mountain, Michigan, in Dickinson County. It is at the intersection of East Ludington Street and Iron Mountain Street, on the right when traveling west on East Ludington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 E Ludington St, Iron Mountain MI 49801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert C. Hoyle (here, next to this marker); Dickinson County / Dickinson County Courthouse and Jail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Italians in Dickinson County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cornish Pump (approx.

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half a mile away); James and Ida Goulette (approx. half a mile away); Maria Santissima Immacolata di Lourdes / Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Ardis Furnace (approx. 1.3 miles away); Menominee Iron Range (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Iron Mountain.

Additional keywords. Carnegie Library

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2017

2. Carnegie Library Marker

south side of two sided marker

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2017

3. Carnegie Library Marker

marker is to the left of the entrance

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2017

4. Carnegie Library Marker

Menominee Range Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2017, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 811 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 24, 2017, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.