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Hibbing

American  
[hib-ing] / ˈhɪb ɪŋ /

noun

  1. a town in NE Minnesota: iron mining.


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Bob Dylan wrote several songs about his hometown of Hibbing, Minn., which was moved from 1919 to 1921 to accommodate the Hull-Rust-Mahoning open-pit iron mine.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 25, 2025

Other memorial merchandise was available, with all profits being donated to the 'Love for Hibbing & Hockey Memorial Fund', which was established to support charitable causes in Johnson's hometown area of Hibbing, Minnesota.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2023

“Dylan crashed with me for a few weeks in Madison on his way from Hibbing, Minnesota, to New York,” Mr. Kalb told AM New York in 2013.

From New York Times Nov. 20, 2022

Dylan, a native of Hibbing, Minnesota, wrote the letters to Barbara Ann Hewitt between 1957 and 1959 when he was still known as Bob Zimmerman.

From Washington Times Nov. 19, 2022

Hibbing was settled in 1892 and was incorporated in 1893.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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