Sault Ste. Marie in Chippewa County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

American Century

1,000 Feet Long • Launched 1981

— Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —

American Century Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 17, 2023

1. American Century Marker

Inscription. Halfway there! You have now made it approximately halfway. Think of how far you have already walked and imagine being a deckhand responsible for painting or shoveling the deck of a boat 1,000 feet long and 105 feet wide! (Marker Number 7.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1981.

Location. 46° 30.128′ N, 84° 21.046′ W. Marker is in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in Chippewa County. It can be reached from East Portage Avenue. The marker is om Soo Locks Park behind the visitors center under the Observation Platform. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 E Portage Ave, Sault Sainte Marie MI 49783, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on Lake Superior’s South Shore Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Great North Woods,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of

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New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: International Shipmasters’ Association (a few steps from this marker); American Integrity (within shouting distance of this marker); Edwin H. Gott (within shouting distance of this marker); How's the weather? (within shouting distance of this marker); Walter J. McCarthy Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Propeller from tug Marquette (within shouting distance of this marker); Presque Isle (within shouting distance of this marker); Cornerstone for new technology (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sault Ste. Marie.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. These are the 13 Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer markers at Soo Locks Park in Sault Ste. Marie, which you can then map to view the length of a “footer.”

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 2, 2024

2. American Century Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 26, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2. submitted on August 26, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.