Old Pilings at Split Rock River

These pilings at Split Rock River date back from the late 19th and early 20th century. This was when the Split Rock Lumber Company logged the area. The company logged Norway and White pine. They built a railroad 10 miles long to carry the cut logs down to the river mouth. There they were dumped into the water and sluiced from a dammed area at the river mouth into the lake. They were then gathered into rafts and towed down Lake Superior to a sawmill in Duluth. The pilings are remnants of the old wharf that the company used from 1899 to 1906.

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These pilings at Split Rock River date back from the late 19th and early 20th century. This was when the Split Rock Lumber Company logged the area. The company logged Norway and White pine. They built a railroad 10 miles long to carry the cut logs down to the river mouth. There they were dumped into the water and sluiced from a dammed area at the river mouth into the lake. They were then gathered into rafts and towed down Lake Superior to a sawmill in Duluth. The pilings are remnants of the old wharf that the company used from 1899 to 1906.