page_title: Jay Cooke State Park
hierarchical_section_title: Jay Cooke State Park
caption_attribution_description: English: Water tower/latrine, Oldenburg Point Picnic Area, Jay Cooke State Park, Minnesota, USA. Viewed from the south-southeast. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 92000640
context_page_description: Jay Cooke State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, protecting the lower reaches of the Saint Louis River. The park is located about 10 miles southwest of Duluth and is one of the ten most visited state parks in Minnesota. The western half of the park contains part of a rocky, 13-mile gorge. This was a major barrier to Native Americans and early Europeans traveling by canoe, which they bypassed with the challenging Grand Portage of the St. Louis River. The river was a vital link connecting the Mississippi waterways to the west with the Great Lakes to the east.
  Today Minnesota State Highway 210 runs through Jay Cooke State Park. The 9 miles of the route between Carlton and Highway 23—which include the park—are designated the Rushing Rapids Parkway, a state scenic byway.
  The park is named for Pennsylvania financier Jay Cooke, who had developed a nearby power plant, which is still in use. The Grand Portage trail and three districts of 1930s park structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
context_section_description: Jay Cooke State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, protecting the lower reaches of the Saint Louis River.  The park is located about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Duluth and is one of the ten most visited state parks in Minnesota.  The western half of the park contains part of a rocky, 13-mile (21 km) gorge.  This was a major barrier to Native Americans and early Europeans traveling by canoe, which they bypassed with the challenging Grand Portage of the St. Louis River.  The river was a vital link connecting the Mississippi waterways to the west with the Great Lakes to the east.
  Today Minnesota State Highway 210 runs through Jay Cooke State Park.  The 9 miles (14 km) of the route between Carlton and Highway 23—which include the park—are designated the Rushing Rapids Parkway, a state scenic byway.
  The park is named for Pennsylvania financier Jay Cooke, who had developed a nearby power plant, which is still in use.  The Grand Portage trail and three districts of 1930s park structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
caption: 1934 water tower/latrine at Oldenburg Point
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