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Wood City: Cloquet, Minn., hopes to keep its identity after last matchstick factory closes

Jul 14, 2017
The Diamond Match factory is one of three major wood products plants in Cloquet, Minn. But it’s slated to close later this summer, leaving Cloquet with a hole in both its history and economy.
Smokestacks at the Diamond match factory in Cloquet tower over a pile of wood. 
Dan Kraker for Marketplace