The Superior Entry

The Superior Entry (HMT4N)

Location: South Range, WI 54874 Douglas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 46° 42.37', W 92° 0.839'

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The Superior Entry is the only natural opening through the longest fresh water sandbar in the world. Sand deposits from the lake and the rivers created the bar forming the harbor about 3000 years ago.

The Entry, as first charted in 1861, was 1500 feet wide and 4-16 feet deep. The U.S. Corps of Engineers completed the present 1500 to 2000 foot long concrete piers in 1909 and now maintains a channel 500 feet wide and 32 feet deep. Currents in the channel sometimes reach speeds of more than 3 mph.

The first ore shipped from the mighty Mesabi Iron Range passed through the Entry in 1893. Today the Entry serves one of the busiest ports in the United States, the western terminus of the St. Lawrence Seaway, and handles cargoes of iron ore, coal, petroleum and grain destined for ports throughout the world.
Erected 1976
Superior Rotary Club
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HM NumberHMT4N
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number231
Year Placed1976
Placed ByThe Superior Rotary Club; the Wisconsin Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 7:10am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 575372 N 5172984
Decimal Degrees46.70616667, -92.01398333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 42.37', W 92° 0.839'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 42' 22.20" N, 92° 0' 50.34" W
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Area Code(s)715
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-166 Wisconsin Point Rd, South Range WI 54874, US
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