Marine Mill, Marine on St. Croix

Marine Mill, the first commercial sawmill in Minnesota, operated in Marine Mills (Marine on St. Croix) along the banks of the St. Croix River from 1839 to 1895. Over a period of about six decades, the mill produced millions of board feet of lumber and provided construction material used in towns and cities throughout the state. The remaining ruins were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and opened to the public as a park and historic site two years later. The Marine on St. Croix Historic District, created in 1974, includes the mill’s remains.

Sawmill crew at Marine Mills

Sawmill crew at Marine Mills

Crew of the Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills (Marine on St. Croix), ca. 1885. Photograph by John Runk.

Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills, ca. 1890

Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills, ca. 1890

Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills (Marine on St. Croix) ca. 1890. Photograph by John Runk.

Marine Mill ruins, ca. 1900

Marine Mill ruins, ca. 1900

Ruins of the mill operated by the Marine Lumber Company at Marine Mills (Marine on St. Croix) between 1839 and 1895, photographed ca. 1900.

Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills, ca. 1880

Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills, ca. 1880

The sawmill operated by Walker, Judd & Veazie at the town of Marine Mills (later renamed Marine on St. Croix), ca. 1880.

Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills, ca. 1880

Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills, ca. 1880

The sawmill operated by Walker, Judd & Veazie at the town of Marine Mills (later renamed Marine on St. Croix), ca. 1880.

Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills, ca. 1882

Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills, ca. 1882

The sawmill operated by Walker, Judd & Veazie at the town of Marine Mills (later renamed Marine on St. Croix), ca. 1882.

North West Company musket stock

North West Company musket stock

Musket stock used by the North West Company between 1790 and 1800.

Snake River Fur Post

For a single trading season between the fall of 1804 and the spring of 1805, the Snake River Fur Post was an epicenter of the Upper Mississippi fur trade. The stockaded structure, supervised by veteran trader John Sayer, was a place where employees of the North West Fur Company came together with Ojibwe and Metis hunters and trappers. The Minnesota Historical Society rebuilt the post’s buildings and opened them as a historic site in 1970.

One-millionth bag of American Crystal sugar

One-millionth bag of American Crystal sugar

The one-millionth bag of American Crystal sugar, ca. 1960–1969. From the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association records, 1919–1994, Northwest Minnesota Historical Center, Moorhead. Used with the permission of Northwest Minnesota Historical Center.

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