St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Military Defense Subcomplex, Building No. 2, St. Mary's River at Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

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St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Military Defense Subcomplex, Building No. 2, St. Mary's River at Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

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Summary

Significance: Building No. 2 of the Military Defense subcomplex is significant as an element that contributes to the overall integrity of the Soo Lock complex. The facility also demonstrates the strategic importance of the Soo Locks and their ability to facilitate shipping along the St. Marys River, between the steel mills of the lower Great Lakes and the ore fields in the Lake Superior region.
Survey number: HAER MI-322-D-2
Building/structure dates: ca. 1955 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000394

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1955
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kumar, Rebecca, transmitter
Vogel, John N, photographer
Vogel, John N, historian
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Location

Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.)46.49530, -84.34532
Google Map of 46.4952996, -84.3453169
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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