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Cliffs Shaft Mine
Old headframe, built 1919
Location
Cliffs Shaft Mine is located in Michigan
Cliffs Shaft Mine
Cliffs Shaft Mine
Location in Michigan
LocationIshpeming
StateMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates46°29′28″N 87°40′31″W / 46.49111°N 87.67528°W / 46.49111; -87.67528
Production
ProductsIron
History
Opened1868
Closed1967
Cliffs Shaft Mine
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Michigan State Historic Site
Built1880, 1919
ArchitectGeorge W. Maher
Architectural styleExotic Revival, Egyptian Revival
NRHP reference No.92000832[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1992
Designated MSHSMarch 14, 1973[2]
Owner
CompanyCleveland Cliffs

The Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum is a former iron mine, now a heritage museum, located on Euclid Street between Lakeshore Drive and Spruce Street in Ishpeming, Michigan. The museum, operated by "Marquette Range Iron Mining Heritage Theme Park Inc.", celebrates the history of the Marquette Iron Range. The site was designated a state of Michigan historic site in 1973[2] and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference state was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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