Iron Man (Minnesota statue)

Iron Man

The statue in 2009
Artist Jack E. Anderson
Year 1987 (1987)
Type Sculpture
Medium Iron
Location Chisholm, Minnesota
Coordinates 47°28′53″N 92°53′46″W / 47.48139°N 92.89618°W / 47.48139; -92.89618Coordinates: 47°28′53″N 92°53′46″W / 47.48139°N 92.89618°W / 47.48139; -92.89618

The Iron Man statue[1] is located at the entrance to the Minnesota Discovery Center 1.28 kilometers outside in Chisholm, Minnesota. It is 81 ft tall (25 m) including the 36-foot-tall figure (11 m), and was completed in 1987 out of iron ore. It is accompanied by a plaque with the The Emergence of Man Through Steel poem and is said to be the world's largest iron man. It was created by Jack E. Anderson of Lake Linden, Michigan, who also created a Bishop Baraga sculpture in L'Anse, Michigan.[2][3]

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