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Bruce Mine Headframe
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Bruce Mine Headframe

Also known as Bruce Headframe

On the National Register since 197848 years
Listed 1978Balkan Township
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About Bruce Mine Headframe

Bruce Mine Headframe, at Off U.S. 169, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 28, 1978. The Register lists it for its engineering, at the state level. The listing covers 1 acre.

What it isMining relic in Minnesota. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 22 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1926 to today

  1. 1926Built
  2. 1978Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 48 years
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Finding Bruce Mine Headframe

Off U.S. 169, Balkan Township

No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

2 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

Memories of Bruce Mine Headframe

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Questions about Bruce Mine Headframe

Is Bruce Mine Headframe on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 28, 1978 (Register number 78003124).

Is Bruce Mine Headframe a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Minnesota has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine, 4.5 miles away.

Can you visit Bruce Mine Headframe?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Bruce Mine Headframe?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 22 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93202907 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.