Numerous grain, coal and lumber businesses formed in the same period. Hammond formed the Land and River Improvement Company, which developed much of West Superior, including the West Superior Iron and Steel plant. Ģ5 years later the Northern Pacific Railway and other rail lines finally arrived, fulfilling the dream of a rail and water highway from coast to coast. Immediately there was eagerness for a railroad from Lake Superior to the Pacific Coast, and investment flowed in, but then the Panic of 1857 hit, investment slowed, and the population of the new city collapsed from 2500 to 500. Around the same time Superior became the seat of newly formed Douglas County. Superior was incorporated as a city on March 25,1889. This was intended to allow ships to bypass the rapids at that site. The first log cabin in Superior was erected in September 1853 on the banks of the Nemadji River, at the same time that ground was broken for construction of the locks and ship canal at Sault Ste. It is an industrial city, with ship harbors along two sides, several large rail yards, an oil refinery, and shipyard. Superior was the final port of call for SS Edmund Fitzgerald before her sinking on November 10, 1975. Irvin in Duluth and SS Meteor in Superior), devoted to the local maritime heritage. Both cities feature museum ships ( SS William A. They share a harbor that is one of the most important ports on the Great Lakes. Superior and the neighboring city across the bay, Duluth, Minnesota, form a single metropolitan area called the Twin Ports. Bordered by Saint Louis, Superior, and Allouez bays, the city is framed by two rivers: the Nemadji and the Saint Louis. Superior is at the western end of Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin. Billings Park, South Superior, East End, and North End each have small business districts. Its neighborhoods include Billings Park, North End, South Superior, Central Park, East End, Allouez, and Itasca. Highway 53, it is immediately north of, and adjacent to, both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior. The population was 26,751 at the 2020 census. Superior is a city in, and the county seat of, Douglas County in the U.S.
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