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The Significance of Ironwood’s Carnegie Library 100 Years After Carnegie’s Death


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We’re continuing our series on the historical influence of mining in the Upper Peninsula today, specifically in the Ironwood area, with the story of the Ironwood Carnegie Library. ( Listen to Part One about how neighborhoods in the Upper Peninsula got their names here. ) There are Carnegie libraries all over the country, including in Merrill and Rhinelander. While Andrew Carnegie did a lot of good for libraries though, he was a controversial figure. Larry Lapachin continues our We Live Up Here
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