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=== 1930s and 1940s === Chisholm experienced significant change throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries, reflecting the booms and busts of the iron mining industry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-04-11 |title=Explaining the Iron Range downturn |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/04/11/explaining-the-iron-range-economic-downturn |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=MPR News |language=en}}</ref> The 1930s were a challenging time for Chisholm. The Great Depression affected iron ore demand, leading to mine closures and unemployment. Workers faced labor unrest and strikes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-30 |title=CCC helped millions of unemployed in Great Depression - Tri-County News |url=https://www.tricountynews.com/articles/ccc-helped-millions-of-unemployed-in-great-depression-2/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Tri-County News -}}</ref> World War II brought renewed demand for iron ore, reviving Chisholm's economy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hollingsworth |first=Jana |date=March 17, 2023 |title=How important was the Iron Range to winning World War II? |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-iron-range-mesabi-world-war-2-ore-steel-mining/600259684/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref> Muralist [[Elizabeth Carney Pope]] completed a [[Works Progress Administration]] (WPA) mural, ''Discovery of Ore'', in the Chisholm post office in 1941.
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