Army Corps of Engineers Duluth Vessel Yard – Duluth, MN
N 46° 46.554 W 092° 05.524
15T E 569314 N 5180661
This facility was built on Minnesota Point, a sandy spit between Duluth, MN and Superior, WI in 1904.
Waymark Code: WMGVJ0
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2013
Views: 5
This facility was built on Minnesota Point, a sandy spit between Duluth, MN and Superior, WI in 1904. It was originally constructed for the purpose of building docks, creating breakwaters, and dredging channels on the western shoreline of Lake Superior and providing the best service possible for cargo ships. Today they continue to help keep the harbor open for the iron ore vessels that carry taconite from the Vermilion and Mesabi Iron Ranges through the Great Lakes to eastern ports. There are two piers for mooring tugs and vessels that repair Great Lakes navigational structures.
Street address:
901 Minnesota Avenue
Duluth, MN USA
55802
County / Borough / Parish: St. Louis County
Year listed: 1995
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction, Other, Transportation
Current function: Industry/Processing/Extraction, Other, Transportation
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
National Historic Landmark Link: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
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