Thomas J. Walsh

Thomas J. Walsh

Thomas J. Walsh, from the Duluth Herald in 1916.


History

Thomas J. Walsh was a prominent member of Tower and Soudan’s history at the turn of the 20th Century, though his name seems all but forgotten. He was involved in the beginnings of the Soudan Mine, and went on to operate other area mines. There are still remnants of his legacy scattered in the area: the North American Mine’s fireplace and engine house ruins can be found near the Tower Junction, and the Town of Walsh can still be found… [Read More]

The LaRue Mine (Armstrong Bay Mine)

History

The LaRue Mine was a small mining operation northeast of Lake Vermilion, located along the same ridge as the larger Soudan Mine and the Consolidated Vermilion & Extension mine. It… [Read More]


Monsignor Joseph Francis Buh

History

Monsignor Joseph Francis Buh was a Catholic priest who traveled Minnesota around the time of the early gold rush, ministering to many groups of people and setting up churches across… [Read More]


Early Day History

This was a series of articles printed in the Tower Weekly News between March 14, 1914 and April 24, 1914.


Early Day History

It has been thirty years—come St. Patrick’s Day,… [Read More]


The People of Lake Vermilion

Since the Vermilion Gold Rush, a wide diaspora of people have come to the Lake Vermilion area in search of fortune, fame, recreation, or a little slice of the woods… [Read More]


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