13 Facts About Hibbing Minnesota

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Main routes in Hibbing are U S Highway 169, State Highway 37, State Highway 73, Howard Street, and 1st Avenue.

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Town was founded in 1893 by Frank Hibbing Minnesota, born in Walsrode, Germany on December 1,1856, and christened Franz Dietrich von Ahlen.

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Hibbing Minnesota'smother died when he was still in infancy and it was her name, Hibbing, which he assumed when he set out to seek his fortune in the New World.

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In 1887, Hibbing Minnesota settled in Duluth where he established a real estate business and began explorations on the Vermilion Range.

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5.

Hibbing Minnesota Heights was platted in 1908 and annexed by Alice in 1910, when Alice incorporated as a city.

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6.

Between 1919 and 1921, the Village of Hibbing Minnesota was moved immediately south of Alice and then annexed Alice in 1920.

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7.

Hibbing Minnesota remained a village until 1979 when the Town of Stuntz was annexed.

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8.

Hibbing Minnesota is home to the world's largest iron ore mine, which was discovered by Leonidas Merritt.

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Hibbing Minnesota grew rapidly in its early years as the huge iron ore mines such as the Mahoning, Hull, Rust, Sellers, and Burt provided the raw material for America's industrial revolution.

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10.

On July 25,1979, Hibbing Minnesota annexed the Town of Stuntz which comprised five townships.

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11.

Hibbing Minnesota has a humid continental climate, experiencing all four seasons, but with long, drawn out winters.

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12.

Hibbing Minnesota is home to Hibbing Minnesota Community College, a two-year community and technical college.

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13.

Hibbing Minnesota is featured as a setting for two episodes of the fantasy horror television series, Supernatural.

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