Mansfield was a mine location about six miles east of Crystal Falls in Iron County, Michigan. A small townsite existed here to support the Mansfield Mine. The town was reached off a Chicago & Northwestern railroad branch line which ran between Crystal Falls Junction and Mansfield.
1893. The Mansfield Mine breached the Michigamme River above the mine, and the mine was flooded, trapping dozens of miners. [VOI]
1896. The Village of Mansfield was destroyed by fire. [VOI]
1937. The C&NW asked the ICC for authority to abandon 27 miles of track in Iron County. The portions affected are 12 miles of the Amasa branch and 15 miles of the Mansfield branch, leading from Amasa to a point near Crystal Falls. The railroad also requested authority to operate under a trackage rights over the main line of the CMStP&P between Crystal Falls and Amasa. [EDP-1937-0523]
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