Interior of a sawmill

Interior of a sawmill

Sawmill interior, ca. 1900. Photo by Scholl.

Great Northern Railway Company money order receipt

Great Northern Railway Company money order receipt

Great Northern Railway Company money order receipt, 1901.

James J. Hill

James J. Hill

James J. Hill, ca. 1873.

HOW THE ECONOMY HAS SHAPED THE STATE

Exchange, Industry, and Adaptation: Economics in Minnesota

The economy of Minnesota has changed dramatically over hundreds of years. In that time, it has shifted away from natural resource development and the production of agricultural products and evolved into a broad-based system built on a foundation of natural resources, physical capital, and human ingenuity.

Clifford, Nina (1851–1929)

Nina Clifford, a child of immigrants who evolved into the “richest woman of the underworld,” made a name for herself as an affluent sex worker who contributed to the buildup of St. Paul’s downtown Red Light District in the late 1800s. She invited other women to establish their businesses nearby while police sanctioned an environment in which vice could thrive. In spite of a lack of preserved records, standing buildings, and extant photographs related to her business, Nina Clifford remains a legendary madam of St. Paul.

A piece of drill core used by E. J. Longyear near Mesabi station, ca. 1890. The piece measures approximately two and a half inches long and about one and an eighth inches in diameter.

Drill core

A piece of drill core used by E. J. Longyear near Mesabi station, ca. 1890. The piece measures approximately two and a half inches long and about one and an eighth inches in diameter.

Northshore Mining, formerly Reserve Mining, is located in both Babbitt and Silver Bay.  The processing plant is located in Silver Bay. In this picture, the plant is visible along with a placard describing the taconite beneficiation process. Photo by Tony Webster, March 10, 2018. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Northshore Mining Taconite Plant in Silver Bay

Northshore Mining, formerly Reserve Mining, is located in both Babbitt and Silver Bay. The processing plant is located in Silver Bay. In this picture, the plant is visible along with a placard describing the taconite beneficiation process. Photo by Tony Webster, March 10, 2018. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Taconite pellets, ca. 1950.

Taconite pellets

Taconite pellets, ca. 1950.

Trout Lake Concentrator,  Oliver Iron Mining Company, ca. 1940. Photo by Zweifel-Roleff Studio.

Trout Lake Concentrator

Trout Lake Concentrator, Oliver Iron Mining Company, ca. 1940. Photo by Zweifel-Roleff Studio.

Locomotive that hauled the first car of iron ore to the Duluth docks, 1934.

Iron-ore locomotive

Locomotive that hauled the first car of iron ore to the Duluth docks, 1934.

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