Float Copper Nugget, Canal Park, Duluth, MN
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lenron
N 46° 46.807 W 092° 05.482
15T E 569362 N 5181130
Display of a float copper nugget located in Canal Park, Duluth, MN.
Waymark Code: WM9A68
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2010
Views: 17
Nice display of a large float copper nugget located on the shores of Lake Superior in Canal Park, Duluth, MN. Canal park is the waterfront area of Duluth, tourists love it here, lots of restaurants, hotels, shops and you can watch the ships arrive and depart the Port of Duluth through the Aerial Lift Bridge. It is a fun energetic place to visit with lots of waymarks and points of interest.
This float copper nugget is on a display and has a bronze plaque that reads:
"This piece of float copper was dredged from the Keneewaw Waterway, Michigan by the hydraulic dredge "New Jersey"; on xxxxxx,27, 1937 while working under contract with the United States Engineers Office, Duluth. It was presented to the office by the contractor, the Zenith Dredge Company.
Float copper is native metallic copper, almost chemically pure, which has been dislodged and transported by glacial action. This wedge weighs over 400 pounds and fragments of this size are rare."
Type of Display: Geological
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