Wen Ping Pan

MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds · Apr 30, 2026 · 1m · transcript

Engineer Wen Ping Pan helped relocate Hibbing in the 1920s after iron ore was found beneath the town, redesigning the city and guiding residents through the move.

Producer: Faaya Adem

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger, Britt Aamodt

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: Wen Ping Pan [credit: University of Minnesota Archives]

Music: "I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go" by Arizona Dranes, from Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order - 1926-1929 [Document Records, 1993] (0:21)

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