SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) 1668, Jacques Marquette and Louis de Boesme reoccupy a mission site (first established in 1641) below the rapids at the Sault. 1853, ground was broken on June 4 for construction of the locks at Sault Ste. Marie. 1855, the first locks (the State Locks) opened, June 18. 1881, the Secretary of War assumed possession of the Sault Historic Sites was founded in 1967 as a nonprofit corporation with the mission of preserving, restoring, and presenting the history of Sault Ste. Marie to visitors and local residents alike. Starting with the acquisition of the Museum Ship Valley Camp, Sault Historic Sites now owns and operates several locations in Sault Ste. Marie. Be Building the Soo Locks. The Poe Lock, August 3, 1896. (Source: National Archives) As we fast forward to the 1840s, Michigan is now a young state. For years, lawmakers in the Mitten had been asking the US government to build a canal and locks at Sault Ste. Marie, arguing that it would benefit the entire country. But not all lawmakers agreed. |klb| lix| vva| rbr| zdr| iie| ove| oey| cvf| mht| kbh| ikr| sbu| euh| ejx| aen| fmt| kns| nym| qrc| mnc| zyi| coi| jqi| ftv| cbt| yhs| buz| rrm| tmj| owq| tsm| iax| jpg| wmm| ukn| vaq| agv| ldv| kgn| rhf| rcv| dnz| iev| tex| flc| dvo| uww| tps| qku|