Hill Annex Mine State Park

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Hill-Annex Mine State Park is a former state park of Minnesota, United States, interpreting the open-pit mining heritage of the Mesabi Range. The park was located north of the city of Calumet, in Itasca County, Minnesota. The park provided access to fossil material exposed by mining from the Cretaceous era Coleraine Formation.

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Minnesota state park, iron mineUnited States
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Location: 47.3358, -93.2669, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine
    open pit iron mine in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States
  • Hill Annex Mine State Park
    state park in Itasca County, Minnesota, USA
1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
1988 Hill Annex Mine State Park
1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Mesabi Trail Information Signs, Calumet, Minnesota (36837779473)Mesabi Trail Information Signs, Calumet, Minnesota (36837779473)
Hill Annex Mine State Park - Picnic Area - Minnesota (37458812636)Hill Annex Mine State Park - Picnic Area - Minnesota (37458812636)
Fossil snail shell impressions in shale from the Cretaceous period Coleraine formation in Minnesota.Fossil snail shell impressions in shale from the Cretaceous period Coleraine formation in Minnesota.
Fossil shark tooth, genus Squalicorax, from the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway Coleraine formation in Minnesota.Fossil shark tooth, genus Squalicorax, from the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway Coleraine formation in Minnesota.
Fossil fish scale from the Cretaceous period Coleraine formation in Minnesota.Fossil fish scale from the Cretaceous period Coleraine formation in Minnesota.
Blue-green shale from the Cretaceous period Coleraine formation in Minnesota.Blue-green shale from the Cretaceous period Coleraine formation in Minnesota.
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    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    sitemine1895Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mineopencast mine, iron mine, Cleveland-CliffsWikidata
    sitemine1988Hill Annex Mine State ParkMinnesota state park, iron mineWikidata
    commonsimageHill-Annex Mine State Park Commons
    commonsimageHill-Annex Mine State Park Commons
    commonsimageMesabi Trail Information Signs, Calumet, Minnesota (36837779473) Commons
    commonsimageHill Annex Mine State Park - Picnic Area - Minnesota (37458812636) Commons
    commonsimageFossil snail shell impressions in shale from the Cretaceous period Coleraine formation in Minnesota. Commons
    commonsimageFossil shark tooth, genus Squalicorax, from the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway Coleraine formation in Minnesota. Commons
    commonsimageFossil fish scale from the Cretaceous period Coleraine formation in Minnesota. Commons
    commonsimageBlue-green shale from the Cretaceous period Coleraine formation in Minnesota. Commons
    commonsimageHill-Annex Mine Commons