Duluth December 1870a, Minnesota – Vintage Photo Print
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This historic image of Duluth December 1870a, Minnesota brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Duluth December 1870a, Minnesota
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Duluth, Minnesota, in December 1870 was a raw lake port at the western tip of Lake Superior, still young after its 1856 founding and dependent on lumber and shipping. That fall the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad was completed to St. Paul, giving the town its first direct rail link to the Twin Cities and the wider country, and the arrival of that line raised hopes of a boom. Lumber mills, docks, and the grain and goods moving through the harbor shaped the town's daily life, while the approaching winter closed the lake to navigation and left residents waiting for spring. Many of the people here had come west chasing land and work, and they expected Duluth to become a major Great Lakes city, a hope that the financial panic of 1873 would soon test.
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Minnesota |
| Original scan | 9,032 × 2,328 px · prints to 30 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | MN Duluth December 1870a |
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