Location: Escanaba, MI - 1901 Milwaukee Road Dock #1

Type: Timber

Built: 1901

Operated for 35 Years

Owner: Milwaukee & Northern, then MILW

Length: 1,440 feet

Height Above Water: 66.5 feet

Pockets: 240 pockets

Ended: 1936.

Reference: [LSIOR] + others.

Notes

Prior to the MILW agreement with the E&LS, they hauled their ore to Pembine and operated over the Soo Line to Gladstone. The Soo owned an ore dock at Gladstone and the MILW shipped over the Soo dock. [IOR]

Time Line

1901. May 17. The St. Paul ore docks began operation today, the steamer H.H. Brown taking the first cargo for Cleveland. [PHDH-1901-0517]

1901. Dock built. Ore comes down the E&LS from Channing.

1902. It is now reported that the CMStP company will not only lengthen its present ore dock (#1) 1,000 feet, but will erect another gigantic structure to the north. [DD-1902-0201]

1936. The MILW moved to a pooling arrangement with C&NW using the C&NW docks at Escanaba.