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    1871

    A court orders an injunction against construction of the Duluth Ship Canal, which Duluth was building in order to divert traffic from Superior, Wisconsin, which has the natural mouth of the harbor. Duluth mayor J. B. Culver orders the excavation into high speed, completing the work on June 13, just before the formal court order is delivered. Duluth's reply to Superior is "You can stop the water if you can. We can't." The Aerial Lift Bridge now crosses the canal.

    1892

    Ira S. Field dies at age seventy-eight. He and his business partner, John Wesley North, co-founded Northfield.

    1894

    The steamer North West, built in Cleveland for James J. Hill's Northern Steamship Company, arrives in Duluth, completing its maiden voyage.

    1921

    The Cottonwood Oil Company, the first oil cooperative in the United States, is incorporated.

    1979

    Governor Albert Quie calls out the National Guard to protect truck drivers who continue to work during a nationwide strike.