St. Croix Boom Site | |
 Former site of the St. Croix Log Boom | |
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| Location | Off Minnesota State Highway 95, Stillwater Township, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 45°5′6″N 92°47′8″W / 45.08500°N 92.78556°W |
| Area | 26.1 acres (10.6 ha) |
| Built | 1856 |
| MPS | Washington County MRA (AD) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000407[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated NHL | November 13, 1966 |
| Designated NRHP | November 13, 1966 |
The St. Croix Boom Site is a historic and scenic wayside on the St. Croix River in Stillwater Township, Minnesota, United States. It commemorates the location of a critical log boom where, from 1856 to 1914, timber from upriver was sorted and stored before being dispatched to sawmills downstream. The site was developed as a roadside park along Minnesota State Highway 95 in the 1930s. In 1966 it was designated a National Historic Landmark for its national significance in the theme of industry.[2] It was nominated for being the earliest, most important, and longest serving of the log storage and handling operations that supported Minnesota's major logging industry.[3] Virtually no traces remain of the site's original buildings and structures.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "St. Croix Boomsite (National Historic Landmark)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ^ Lissandrello, Stephen (July 28, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: St. Croix Boom Site". National Park Service. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Weeks III, John A. "Saint Croix Boom Site". Retrieved September 6, 2015.