num_pages: 204
description: John Dickinson in this volume presents an interesting and detailed account of the people, politics and technical difficulties involved in the construction of the St. Mary's Falls Canal in the mid 1850s. The canal, only a mile long, enables ships to traverse the rapids of the St. Mary's River which connects Lake Superior and Huron. For over a century, the waterway has moved raw materials, such as copper and iron ore, from the shores of Lake Superior to the industrial centers of the Midwest and East.
language: English
title: To Build a Canal: Sault Ste. Marie, 1853-1854 and After
titlecomplete: To Build a Canal: Sault Ste. Marie, 1853-1854 and After
publisher: for Miami University by The Ohio State University Press