Ironwood celebrates Memorial Building's 100th anniversary
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Ironwood mayor Kim Corcoran welcomes the large crowd gathered at the city's Memorial Building Friday evening. They celebrated the 100th anniversary of the building's dedication and re-created a photo taken from that celebration on Aug. 27, 1923.
By LARRY HOLCOMBE
IRONWOOD - Ironwood marked the 100th anniversary of its Memorial Building Friday evening with the taking of a photo - a mass photo of everyone who came to a brief program held in front of the grand structure on the corner of McLeod Avenue and Marquette Street.
The idea was to re-create a photo taken on Aug. 27, 1923, at the dedication of the building. That photo coincided with a state convention of the American Legion.
Ironwood Mayor Kim Corcoran spoke from the front steps of the building on Friday, telling some of the history of how the build...
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