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Photographer: Courtesy Alger County Historical Society
Caption: Marker detail: The dock was completed on June 30, 1939 and dedicated on the 4th of July
Additional Description: The wooden merchandise dock had fallen into disrepair by the 1930's, setting the stage for new construction. Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. donated 900 feet of frontage east of Elm Avenue. The Public Works Act provided $32,727 of the total cost of $63,000 for the new dock. Work began on December 12, 1938 under the direction of Leonard W. Brumm.
Submitted: December 9, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p504846
File Size: 0.302 Megabytes

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