Town of Walsh
Walking through the highlands of the Townsite of Walsh - a view of Tower-Soudan's water tower and the Soudan Mine in the background behind it.
History
The Town of Walsh was a project Thomas J. Walsh was working on in the early years of the 20th century: a town for the workers of the North American Mine and other area industry – the North American Brick, Tile and Pottery Company. It is nestled between Tower, Breitung, and Kugler Townships, within the boundaries of Kugler Township. A 40-acre parcel of highland was set aside and platted for city blocks and streets were named. Plans… [Read More]
Thomas J. Walsh
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… [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]
