Height of Land Portage (St. Louis County)
Height of Land Portage | |
Location | Off County Road 138 in Embarrass, White, and Pike Townships, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 47°36′49″N 92°18′6″W / 47.61361°N 92.30167°WCoordinates: 47°36′49″N 92°18′6″W / 47.61361°N 92.30167°W |
Area | 163.2 acres (66.0 ha) |
Built | c. 1630s–1870s |
MPS | Portage Trails in Minnesota MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 92000842[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 23, 1992 |
Height of Land Portage is a historic portage route between the Embarrass River and the Pike River in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The 4.6-mile (7.4 km) route crosses the Laurentian Divide, providing access between the Hudson Bay drainage basin and the Great Lakes Basin. The portage was a key connection for canoe-based travelers from the 1630s to the 1870s.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 for its state-level significance in the themes of archaeology, exploration/settlement, and transportation.[3] It was nominated for its potential archaeological resources and associations with the fur trade and European expansion in North America.[2]
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Vogel, Robert C.; David G. Stanley (1991-09-26). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Height of Land Portage". National Park Service. Retrieved 2019-02-09. Cite journal requires
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(help) With eight accompanying photos from 1991 - ^ "Height of Land Portage". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
Categories:
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Fur trade
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Historic trails and roads in Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Portages in the United States
- Portages on the National Register of Historic Places
- Transportation on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota