Steam Hoist Engine

Steam Hoist Engine (HM1HP0)

Location: Two Harbors, MN 55616 Lake County
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Country: United States of America
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N 47° 12.025', W 91° 21.972'

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This concrete platform is all that remains of the building that housed the steam hoist engine that was used in constructing Split Rock Lighthouse.
Everything needed for building the light station in 1909-10 came by boat. The hoist engine powered a winch that was attached to a derrick hanging over the side of the cliff. Supplies (and sometimes people, too) were loaded into a craft, and then slowly winched up to the top.
What happened to the hoist?
The keepers continued to use the hoist until 1915, when a storm blew over the engine. The next year a tramway was built on the other side of the lighthouse. The hoist engine and derrick were dismantled and sold.
You can see a "twin" of the hoist engine in the visitors' center.
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HM NumberHM1HP0
Series This marker is part of the Minnesota Historical Society series
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Placed ByMinnesota Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, November 8th, 2014 at 3:01am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 623744 N 5228730
Decimal Degrees47.20041667, -91.36620000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 12.025', W 91° 21.972'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 12' 1.5" N, 91° 21' 58.32" W
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Area Code(s)218
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 18 Gitchi Gami State Trail, Two Harbors MN 55616, US
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