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  2. Duluth Ship Canal - Wikipedia

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    The Duluth Ship Canal is an artificial canal cut through Minnesota Point, providing direct access to Duluth harbor from Lake Superior. Begun privately in 1871, it was put under federal supervision and maintenance several years later. It is still an important component of the harbor facilities. In its current configuration, the canal is defined ...

  3. Duluth, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Duluth (/ dəˈluːθ / ⓘ də-LOOTH) is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population was 86,697 at the 2020 census, [4] making it Minnesota's fifth-largest city.

  4. Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center - Wikipedia

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    Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center. The Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center from the east. Location within Minnesota. Established. September 29, 1973. Location. 600 South Lake Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota. Coordinates. 46°46′47.5″N 92°5′32.5″W  /  46.779861°N 92.092361°W  / 46.779861; -92.092361.

  5. Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light - Wikipedia

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    16000341 [1] Added to NRHP. June 7, 2016. The Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light is a lighthouse on the south breakwater of the Duluth Ship Canal in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. [2][3][4] It forms a range with the Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light to guide ships into the canal from Lake Superior.

  6. Aerial Lift Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Aerial Lift Bridge, earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge, is a landmark in the port city of Duluth, Minnesota. The span began life in 1905 as the United States' first transporter bridge: Only one other was ever constructed in the country, Sky Ride in Chicago. [2] The span was converted in 1929–1930 to a vertical-lift ...

  7. Duluth Harbor North Pier Light - Wikipedia

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    History. An 1896 project to improve harbor facilities resulted in the reconstruction of the sides of the Duluth Ship Canal, bracketing it in the two concrete piers which define its channel to the present. [4] While the south pier had been equipped with a light from 1874, the north pier was unlit, and given the difficult approach (highlighted by ...

  8. Duluth MN–WI Metropolitan Area - Wikipedia

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    Area code (s) 218, 715, 320. The Duluth MN–WI Metropolitan Area, [1] commonly called the Twin Ports, is a small metropolitan area centered around the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. The Twin Ports are located at the western part of Lake Superior (the westernmost part of North America 's Great Lakes) and together are ...

  9. List of shipwrecks of western Lake Superior - Wikipedia

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    On June 7, 1902 the Thomas Wilson left Duluth Harbor in Duluth, Minnesota with a cargo of iron ore, when she was rammed by the wooden freighter George Hadley. The Wilson rolled over to port, righted herself and sank with the loss of 9 lives. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [43] [44

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