The Movement of Iron Ore on the Great Lakes, 1897 and 1907
Map by G.T. Dalton Jr. from the Report of the Commissioner of Corporations on Transportation by Water in the United States, published by Norris Peters Co., Washington D.C.
The volume of iron ore passing through Ashtabula in 1907 exceeded all other ports, including Cleveland, Buffalo, Chicago, and Conneaut.
Conneaut and Ashtabula became fierce competitors in the years that followed.
The Movement of Iron Ore on the Great Lakes, 1897 and 1907
Map by G.T. Dalton Jr. from the Report of the Commissioner of Corporations on Transportation by Water in the United States, published by Norris Peters Co., Washington D.C.
The volume of iron ore passing through Ashtabula in 1907 exceeded all other ports, including Cleveland, Buffalo, Chicago, and Conneaut.
Conneaut and Ashtabula became fierce competitors in the years that followed.