St. Croix Boom Site

St. Croix Boom Site
Former site of the St. Croix Log Boom
St. Croix Boom Site is located in Minnesota
St. Croix Boom Site
St. Croix Boom Site is located in the United States
St. Croix Boom Site
LocationOff Minnesota State Highway 95, Stillwater Township, Minnesota
Coordinates45°5′6″N 92°47′8″W / 45.08500°N 92.78556°W / 45.08500; -92.78556
Area26.1 acres (10.6 ha)
Built1856
MPSWashington County MRA (AD)
NRHP reference No.66000407[1]
Significant dates
Designated NHLNovember 13, 1966
Designated NRHPNovember 13, 1966

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.[2] 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.[3] Virtually no traces remain of the site's original buildings and structures.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "St. Croix Boomsite (National Historic Landmark)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  3. ^ Lissandrello, Stephen (July 28, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: St. Croix Boom Site". National Park Service. Retrieved September 4, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Weeks III, John A. "Saint Croix Boom Site". Retrieved September 6, 2015.