Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park

Soudan Iron Mine
The 27th level of the Soudan Mine
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park is located in Minnesota
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park is located in the United States
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
LocationTower-Soudan State Park, Breitung Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Nearest cityTower, Minnesota
Coordinates47°49′24″N 92°14′14″W / 47.82333°N 92.23722°W / 47.82333; -92.23722
Area122 hectares (301 acres)
Built1900
WebsiteLake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
NRHP reference No.66000905[1][2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1966[1]
Designated NHLNovember 13, 1966[3]

The Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park is a Minnesota state park at the site of the Soudan Underground Mine, on the south shore of Lake Vermilion, in the Vermilion Range (Minnesota). The mine is known as Minnesota's oldest, deepest, and richest iron mine. It formerly hosted the Soudan Underground Laboratory. As the Soudan Iron Mine, it has been designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Stephen Lissandrello (January 3, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Soudan Underground Mine State Park" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 8 images from 1975. (897 KB)
  3. ^ "Soudan Iron Mine". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2009.

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