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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HS9_ore-car-251-1884-bobber-caboose-22-52-1893_Two-Harbors-MN.html
The first D&IR wooden ore cars were purchased from the Northwestern Manufacturing Co. in 1884. The first order was for 300 cars at a cost of $615 each. The cars had a capacity of 20 tons but were often overloaded. The lifespan of this equipment wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HR5_duluth-and-iron-range-depot_Two-Harbors-MN.html
Two Harbors owes its very existence to the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad (D&IR), established in 1883 to transport iron ore from the Vermilion Range for shipping to steel mills via the the [sic] Great Lakes. The railroad chose Agate Bay, renamed T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HR4_first-ore-taken-from-a-minnesota-mine_Two-Harbors-MN.html
Sample weighs 700 lbs.
Contains 70% iron
Presented by
Thomas Owens
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HR3_duluth-missabe-iron-range-yellowstone-mallet-229_Two-Harbors-MN.html
[Marker 1]
This locomotive is dedicated to the men, women, and families of the Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Railroad
[Marker 2]
DM&IR Yellowstone Mallet #229, which is displayed opposite the venerable Duluth & Iron Range Railroad 3 Spot, was one…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HR2_d-ir-railroad-company-sleigh_Two-Harbors-MN.html
This sleigh was used by the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company to transport officials and employees between Duluth and Two Harbors, from 1882 to 1886, which period of time covered the construction of the road between Two Harbors and the Minnes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HR1_duluth-and-iron-range-railroad-locomotive-3_Two-Harbors-MN.html
Central American Connection
The 3 Spot was built in 1883, by Philadelphia-based Baldwin Locomotive Works. The 3 Spot was originally built for the Tehuantepec Interoceanic Railway in Mexico. The Tehuantepec Interoceanic never took delivery, leavin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HR0_first-ore-taken-from-a-minnesota-mine_Two-Harbors-MN.html
Sample weighs 700 lbs.
Contains 70% iron
Presented by
Thomas Owens
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HQM_anchor-of-the-madeira_Two-Harbors-MN.html
This anchor was salvaged from the shipwreck of the 5000-ton steel barge, Madeira, which was tossed up against Gold Rock Point, about a quarter mile northeast of here, during the fierce storm of November 27-28, 1905. As the ship broke apart on the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HP2_the-gales-of-november_Two-Harbors-MN.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HP0_steam-hoist-engine_Two-Harbors-MN.html
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 …