You searched for Postal Code: 55802
Showing results 1 to 10 of 23
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I98_the-history-of-the-duluth-rose-garden_Duluth-MN.html
The Duluth Rose Society in Leif Erikson Park initially began as a joint effort between the City and the Duluth Rose Society. First envisioned by Mrs. Ausma Klints, the community garden was created with the help of Mrs. Virginia Sellwood and Mrs. S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HXY_albert-woolson_Duluth-MN.html
Born February 11, 1847
Watertown, N.Y.
Died August 2, 1956
Duluth, Mn.
Battery C
1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery
The Last Union Survivor
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HXX_duluth-union-depot_Duluth-MN.html
Completed in 1892
Designed by
R.S. Peabody & J.G. Stearns
Boston
Listed in the National
Register of Historic Places
1971
St. Louis County
Historical Society
————————
St. Louis County
Her…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWS_modern-ship-anchor_Duluth-MN.html
This Navy-style stockless anchor is the type used on all modern ships and, at 3 tons, it is typical of those carried on 8-10,000 ton freighters. A usual rule of thumb provides that a vessel's anchor chain should be three times the depth of the wat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWR_capstan_Duluth-MN.html
Deck capstans were used on sailing ships centuries ago to handle anchor lines on the heaviest of the ship's tackle. This cast iron geared capstan was recovered from the sunken schooner Samuel P. Ely at Two Harbors, Minnesota, where the ship sunk i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWQ_mcdougall-patent-anchor_Duluth-MN.html
Unique apparatus invented by Duluth's Captain Alexander McDougall for use on his whaleback ships. About fifty appear to have been produced at the American Steelbarge Company Shipyard in Superior. This one was recovered in 1977 from the wreck of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWJ_float-copper_Duluth-MN.html
This piece of float copper was dredged from the Keweenaw Waterway, Michigan, by the hydraulic dredge "New Jersey"; on May 27, 1932, while working under contract with the United States Engineers Office, Duluth. It was presented to the office by the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWI_modern-ship-propeller_Duluth-MN.html
This propeller wheel is typical of those used to drive Lakes freighters. It measures 14 feet 5 inches in diameter and weighs over 11 tons; being made of a special bronze alloy, its value exceeds 10,000 dollars. The propeller was removed from the 5…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HU0_determined-mariner_Duluth-MN.html
Artist Richard Salews shows us a Great Lakes mariner steering his Mackinaw boat on a broad reach perhaps in the late 1800s. The 30-50 foot Mackinaws were used extensively on the lakes before steam and internal-combustion engines appeared. Salews' …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXMS_priley-fountain-duluth-civic-center_Duluth-MN.html
Priley FountainIn grateful recognitionto Joseph C. Priley for hisunselfish and dedicatedefforts to beautify DuluthJuly 26, 1970
Duluth Civic Centerhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the In…