National Historic Landmark · log boom · Stillwater, Minnesota

St. Croix Boom Site

United States historic place in Stillwater, Minnesota. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Boom site 3Boom site 4Looking out into the icy Saint Croix at the Boom Site LandingSt Croix Boom Site 1886
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What it is

Wikipedia · St. Croix Boom Site

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. 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. Virtually no traces remain of the site's original buildings and structures.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeSite
Address3 mi. N of Stillwater on St. Croix River, Stillwater vicinity, MN
CountyWashington County
ListedNov 13, 1966
Reference number66000407
Type of placelog boom
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 sites

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address3 mi. N of Stillwater on St. Croix River, Stillwater, MN
Coordinates45.08435, -92.78564 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitMississippi National River & Recreation Area · 18 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyLower St. Croix District 12 mi · Highland Ridge 30 mi · Main Day Use 31 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000407. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.