The Gales of November

The Gales of November (HM1HP2)

Location: Two Harbors, MN 55616 Lake County
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Country: United States of America
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N 47° 12.028', W 91° 21.97'

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It's the early morning hours of November 28, 1905.
Imagine yourself standing right here in the middle of one of the worst storms in Great Lakes history - 65-mile-per-hour winds, blinding snow, 30-foot waves crashing into the cliff.
The Shipwreck Madeira
At the height of the storm, the 5000-ton steel barge Madeira smashed into the distant cliff in front of you. All but one of the crew of ten escaped. The wrecked ship still lies off Gold Point and is a popular dive site.
Nearly 30 ships were wrecked or damaged on Lake Superior during this storm. The scale of the destruction was one of the major reasons that Split Rock Lighthouse was built here in 1910.
[Illustration caption reads]
The Wreck of the Madeira, painting by Kurt Carlson
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HM NumberHM1HP2
Series This marker is part of the Minnesota Historical Society series
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Placed ByMinnesota Historical Society
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Date Added Saturday, November 8th, 2014 at 3:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 623746 N 5228736
Decimal Degrees47.20046667, -91.36616667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 12.028', W 91° 21.97'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 12' 1.68" N, 91° 21' 58.2" 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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