Commercial Statistics and Marine Commerce through Portage Lake Ship Canals, Lake Superior, Michigan Collection
Scope and Contents
Records, 1897-1911, of vessels passing through Portage Lake Ship Canals. The collection documents the Commercials Statistics and Marine Commerce of the vessels.
Dates
- 1897-1911
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper COuntry Historical Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Historical Note
The construction, improvements and maintenance of the Portage Lake Canal in the Keweenaw Waterway began in the late 1800s to keep up with the growing copper industry. Ships carrying copper from the mines needed deeper waterways to conduct faster, cheaper and more reliable shipments. The Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal Company was originally put in charge of the construction of the canal in 1864, but was later transferred to the Federal Government in 1891. Under the supervision of the Division Engineer from the Great Lakes Division in Cleveland, Ohio and under the direction of the District Engineer at Duluth, Minnesota, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was tasked with the continuing improvements and maintenance of the Canal.
Extent
0.04 Cubic Feet (1 Folder)
Abstract
Records, 1897-1911, of the vessels passing through Portage Lake Ship Canals, Lake Superior, Michigan.
- Title
- Commercial Statistics and Marine Commerce through Portage Lake Ship Canals, Lake Superior, Michigan Collection
- Author
- Angie Piccolo
- Date
- 8/16/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository