19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Minnesota

 

 

Duluth Ship Canal

 

150 year old history of the Duluth Canal video


Aerial Lift Bridge
A brief history of the bridge and canal. Current photos.
 

Canal Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in St. Louis County.


Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles which make reference to the canal.

 

Construction of the entry of the Duluth Ship Canal

A historical photo of the canal.


Digital Public Library of America
Links to historical photos and postcards.

 

Duluth, Minnesota
Historical photos of the canal are on pages14, 15 and 78.

 

Duluth Ship Canal
A brief history of the canal. Links to related sites.
 

Duluth Ship Canal
A brief history and description.   Links to related sites.

 

Duluth ship canal being dug - 1870
A historical photo.

 

Duluth Ship Canal Images
A gallery of historical and current photos of the canal.
 

Duluth Ship Canal Opening, 1871
A brief history of the canal.

 

Duluth Ship Canal Photos
A gallery of photos of the canal.
 

Duluth Ship Canal Postcards
Historical postcards of the canal.

 

Duluth Ship Canal Postcards
Historical postcards of the canal.

 

Harbor History -September 5, 1870: The Ishpeming Starts Carving a Canal

A historical photo of the canal.


Harboring a proud place in history
A brief history of the port and canal.

 

History of Duluth and St. Louis County, Past and Present, Volume 1 – 1910
A brief history of the canal begins on page 138.

 

History of Duluth, Minnesota
Includes a brief history of the canal.

 

In the mid-1800s, Duluth residents wanted a canal so badly that they dug it themselves — by hand

A brief history of the canal.  Historical photo.


Minnesota Book of Days
A brief history of the canal's completion in 1871 is on page 9.

 

Minnesota on the Map: A Historical Atlas
A brief history of the canal is on page 102.

 

Minnesota Point
A description of the sandbar through which the canal was cut.
 

New York Public Library Digital Collection
A collection of historical photos.

 

Proposed Ship Canal at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
An 1870 document proposing construction of the canal.
 

Rocks dropped from loaded barges, Duluth ship canal photo – 1871

 

Ship Canal, Duluth, Minn.
A historical photo of the canal.

 

Steamboat NORONIC
Historic photo of a ship in the canal.
 

The America in the Duluth Ship Canal

A historical photo of the canal.


The Duluth Ship Canal
A brief history of the canal.   Historical photo.

 

The Duluth Ship Canal: 150 Years of Maritime Transits video


Rev. June, 2023