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Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster
The Barnes-Hecker mine disaster was a November 3, 1926 cave-in at a Cleveland-Cliffs iron ore mine four miles west of Ishpeming, Michigan. The mine collapse killed 51 persons, including 50 miners. Many of the dead were Finnish-Americans. As of 2025, it was the worst industrial disaster in Michigan history. Causation A belt of rich iron ore lies underneath and adjacent to the mining town of Ishpeming, on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The portion of the orebody that lay below the Barnes-Hecker land parcel four miles west of Ishpeming was underneath an operating Chicago & North Western railroad line for handy shipment. However, the Barnes-Hecker orebody lay, in part, underneath a large freshwater lake, North Lake. In addition, a thick stratum of water-table-saturated glacial sand and gravel overlay the ore. In order to extract the ore and carry it to the mine's headframe and lift, the mine work crew would have to work underneath this 200-foot-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishpeming, Michigan
Ishpeming ( ) is a city in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. Located in the Upper Peninsula, the population was 6,140 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, less than it was in the 1950s and 1960s when the Iron ore mines employed more workers. A statue of a Native American figure, erected in 1884 in the small town square, is referred to as "Old Ish". Ishpeming Township, Michigan, Ishpeming Township is located to the northwest of the city but is administratively autonomous. Ishpeming is considered the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States and is the home to the National Ski Hall of Fame. The city was also prominently featured in the 2010 documentary ''Catfish (film), Catfish''. The name "Ishpeming" comes . Geography Ishpeming is in central Marquette County, west of Marquette, Michigan, Marquette, the county seat. It is bordered to the east by the city of Negaunee, Michigan, Negaunee. According to the United States Census Bureau, Ishpeming has a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
