Two Harbors in Lake County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
John Dwan Office Building
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2014
1. John Dwan Office Building NRHP Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 47° 1.255′ N, 91° 40.27′ W. Marker is in Two Harbors, Minnesota, in Lake County. It is at the intersection of 6th Street (County Route 20) and 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 6th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 6th Street, Two Harbors MN 55616, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region, in the Iron Range, and in the North Shore. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, in the Great North Woods, on Lake Superiors North Shore, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 50th Anniversary of First Shipment of Iron Ore From Minnesota (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Owens Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I German Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Yellowstone Mallet #229 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Duluth and Iron Range Depot (about 700 feet away); Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Locomotive #3 (about 800 feet away); Hand Car, Velocipede, Sleigh, Station Wagon (about 800 feet away); First Ore Taken From A Minnesota Mine (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Two Harbors.
Regarding John Dwan Office Building. Where Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M) was founded.
Also see . . .
1. 3M Birthplace Museum. Lake County Historical Society website entry (Submitted on November 11, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. John Dwan Office Building. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Registration
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2014
2. John Dwan Office Building and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2014
3. John Dwan Office Building
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 707 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
