Ironwood
1) An ironwood is any one of several tree species noted for the hardness of its wood. The term could as well apply to just the wood from such species. Trees commonly known as ironwoods include:- Casuarina equisetifolia — Common Ironwood from Australia
- Choricarpia subargentea
- Copaifera spp.
- Eusideroxylon zwageri
- Mesua ferrea — also known as Rose Chestnut, from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia
- Olea spp.
- Olneya tesota — Desert Ironwood
- Ostrya virginiana
- Parrotia persica
2) Ironwood is a town of aprox. 6500 (as of 2004) inhabitants in the upper peninsula of Michigan. It's name's origin is not certain, but could be from any of the following sources. a) Ironwood was a logging area when it was founded, ocasionally trees would be encountered that were too hard to cut with the cross saws and axes. (see above) b) Ironwood was also the center of a busy mining region, that mined iron ore. Iron and wood being the two main sources of industry, the name was given. c) One of it's first mayors was James Wood, who would fight with a will of iron against the mining unions.
Ironwood's main source of jobs in now the tourism industry. It has many small ski-hills, lakes, and camping areas. It is about 18 miles from Lake Superior and right on the Wisconsin border. It belongs to Gogebic county, and houses the Gogebic County Community College (GCC). It has one highschool, Ironwood High School. The IHS mascot is the "Red Devil".
See also the Wikipedia article on Ironwood,_Michigan.
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