After a violent November gale in 1905 wrecked 30 boats and cost over 200 lives on Lake Superior, Congress approved construction of this beacon atop a 130-foot cliff to guide ships along the rugged and desolate shoreline. - Superior Building - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	After a violent November gale in 1905 wrecked 30 boats and cost over 200 lives on Lake Superior, Congress approved construction of this beacon atop a 130-foot cliff to guide ships along the rugged and desolate shoreline. Add to Reading List Document Date: 2014-03-01 12:28:01 Open Document File Size: 198,36 KB Share Result on Facebook Company Wurlington Press / / Facility Split Rock Lighthouse / North Shore Highway / / NaturalFeature Lake Superior / Great Lakes / / Organization Minnesota Historical Society / Congress / / Person Matt Bergstrom / / URL www.wurlington-bros.com / / SocialTag Architecture Minnesota Building engineering Stairway Split Rock Lighthouse

After a violent November gale in 1905 wrecked 30 boats and cost over 200 lives on Lake Superior, Congress approved construction of this beacon atop a 130-foot cliff to guide ships along the rugged and desolate shoreline.Add to Reading List