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Política de Devoluciones. |
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| Duluth, a city of Minnesota, U. S. A., on the wester tip of Lake Superior, at the mouth of the St. Louis river... Has a beautiful site (62,3 sq.mi.land area) on slopes rising to 600 ft. Above the lever of the lake, commanding fine views of harbour, lake, river and surrounding country. A 25.mi. boulevard runs along the top of the bluff back of the city, and there are 3.216 ac. in public parks. The Duluth Sperior harbour, with 49 mi. of water frontage, formed y long narrow strips of land projecting from either shore (Minnesota point and Wisconsin point), is one of the finest in the world... The recreation system includes provision for flying, skiing, curling an iceboating, as well as for the more usual sports. The charitable agencies are financed through a joint community chest. There are three daily papers, including one in Finnish... The first visitor on record to the site of Duluth was Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (d. 1709), a French trader and explorer, who about 1679 built a stochaded trading post at the mouth of Pigeon river on the north shore of the lake. About 1752 a second trading post, which later became a depot of Astor''s American Fur company, was established in the vicinity. Permanent settlement on the site of the city began in 1853... "Because of its cool climate and scenic and recreational advantages, Duluth is a popular vacation playground..." (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1951 edition)  Ir al inicio |
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