St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Military Defense Subcomplex, Building No. 1, St. Mary's River at Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI
Summary
Significance: Building No. 1 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-1
Building/structure dates: ca. 1955 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000394
Tags
Date
1955
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kumar, Rebecca, transmitter
Vogel, John N, photographer
Vogel, John N, historian
Location
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.), 46.49530, -84.34532
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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