Location: Marquette, MI - 1860's DSS&A Dock #2

Type: Timber

Built: ~1860 (unknown)

Owner: Lake Superior Iron Company

Length:

Height Above Water:

Pockets:

Ended: 1868. Destroyed by fire.

Notes

Time Line

1860s. DSS&A Dock #2 was built in the early 1860's by the Lake Superior Iron Company. It was destroyed by fire in 1868. This was the first ore dock built with pockets and chutes.

1868. June 11. The shop facilities of the M&O at Marquette are destroyed by fire. The fire crossed the street and largely destroyed the business district in Marquette. The M&O railroad dock, Lake Superior dock and Jackson dock were also destroyed. The last 200 feet of the M&O dock survived. Only the Cleveland dock at Superior Street survived intact. [DSS]

1881. The MH&O adds a 450-foot extension to its dock, providing 60 additional pockets and 5,000 ton capacity to the original 6,000 ton dock. The extension is 2.5 feet higher than the old dock and the old dock is raised to match this. [DSS]