On This Date in Minnesota History: November 28

November 28, 1905 - A single storm “damaged 29 ships, fully one third of which were the uninsured property of the [United States Steel’s] company fleet. Two of these carriers foundered on this rocky coastline [on the North Shore of Lake Superior], which some called "the most dangerous piece of water in the world." A delegation led by the steamship company president descended upon Washington, D.C., and in early 1907, Congress appropriated $75,000 for a lighthouse and fog signal in the vicinity of Split Rock.”

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Split Rock Lighthouse

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