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Sault Sainte Marie (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 32 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.5333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 084 20 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -84.3333 decimal degrees |
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Note: French established Jesuit mission 1669; ceded to Great Britain 1763; NW Company founded trading post & constructed lock for trade vessels late 18th cen.; lock ruined by American forces during War of 1812 & reconstructed as historical site late 19th cen. |
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| Sault Sainte Marie (preferred,C,V,O)
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| Sault Ste. Marie (C,V)
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............ | since 1669 |
| Rapids of Saint Mary (C,V)
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| Sault de Gaston (H,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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known to French explorers since Étienne Brûlé visited site 1622 |
| city (C) |
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incorporated 1912 |
| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| mining center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| distinguished from .... |
Sault Sainte Marie .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States, Michigan, Chippewa county) [7021678] |
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