Off Co. Rd. 138, Embarrass, White and Pike Townships, Embarrass, Minnesota. County/parish: St. Louis.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 23, 1992. NRIS 92000842.
Part of Portage Trails in Minnesota MPS (NRIS 64500288).
2 contributing sites.Also known as:
Height of Land Portage is a historic portage route between the Embarrass River and the Pike River in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The 4.6-mile (7.4 km) route crosses the Laurentian Divide, providing access between the Hudson Bay drainage basin and the Great Lakes Basin. The portage was a key connection for canoe-based travelers from the 1630s to the 1870s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 for its state-level significance in the themes of archaeology, exploration/settlement, and transportation. It was nominated for its potential archaeological resources and associations with the fur trade and European expansion in North America.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93200982