Ishpeming, Michigan, United States

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Ishpeming, Michigan, United States, is a small Upper Peninsula mining town known as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning chemist Glenn T. Seaborg and for its historic iron ore industry.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf chemist
city
areaCode 906
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Chemistry
birthPlace Ishpeming, Michigan NERFINISHED
climate humid continental climate
country United States
county Marquette County NERFINISHED
founded mid-19th century
governmentType mayor–council government
hasDemographics small population city
hasEconomicHistory 19th-century iron mining boom
hasHistoricEconomicActivity open-pit iron ore mining
underground iron ore mining
hasHistoricSite Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum
hasIndustry iron ore extraction
mining
tourism
winter sports tourism
hasNearbyCity Negaunee, Michigan NERFINISHED
hasNotablePerson Glenn T. Seaborg
hasOrganization U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum
hasRecreation cross-country skiing
downhill skiing
snowmobiling
hasSettlementType city
hasSportsFacility ski jumping facilities
hasTransportation M-28 (Michigan highway)
U.S. Route 41 NERFINISHED
incorporatedAsCity 1873
knownFor birthplace of Glenn T. Seaborg
historic iron ore industry
iron ore mining
ski jumping tradition
locatedIn Ishpeming, Michigan NERFINISHED
Ishpeming, Michigan NERFINISHED
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Lake Superior NERFINISHED
locatedOn Marquette Iron Range
locatedWestOf Marquette, Michigan NERFINISHED
namedAfter Ojibwe word meaning "on the summit" or "high place"
partOf Marquette Iron Range
United States iron mining history
postalCode 49849
region Great Lakes region
state Michigan

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Marquette County, Michigan ("Ishpeming, Michigan")
Marquette County, Michigan ("Ishpeming Township, Michigan")
contains
Iron Ore Heritage Trail ("Ishpeming, Michigan")
M-28 (Michigan highway) ("Ishpeming, Michigan")
passesThrough
Glenn T. Seaborg
placeOfBirth

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