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[[Image:Duluthjuly.jpg|thumb|right|250px|View of [[Downtown Duluth]] from Enger Tower]] | [[Image:Duluthjuly.jpg|thumb|right|250px|View of [[Downtown Duluth]] from Enger Tower]] | ||
'''Enger Tower''' is an {{convert|80|ft|m|lk=on|adj=on}}, five-[[ | '''Enger Tower''' is an {{convert|80|ft|m|lk=on|adj=on}}, five-[[storey]] [[blue stone]] [[observation tower]] atop [[Enger Hill]] in [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]], [[Minnesota]].<ref name="AC">Carper, Curtis. "[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/372512/history_of_enger_tower_and_skyline.html History of Enger Tower and Skyline Parkway in Duluth, Minnesota]", [[Associated Content]], [[September 13]] [[2007]]. Retrieved on [[February 7]] [[2008]].</ref> The tower is at an elevation of {{convert|531|ft|m}} above [[Lake Superior]], providing panoramic views of the [[Twin Ports]].<ref name="Emporis">[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=engertower-duluth-mn-usa Enger Tower, Duluth] entry at [[Emporis]]. Retrieved on [[February 7]] [[2008]].</ref> Each of the tower's levels has a lookout that is accessible by stairs. A green [[beacon]] mounted on top of the tower can be seen for many miles.<ref name="AC" /> | ||
Dedicated by [[Crown Prince Olav]] and [[Princess Märtha of Sweden|Crown Princess Martha]] of [[Norway]] on [[June 15]], [[1939]], the tower [[memorial]]izes Bert Enger, a [[Norwegian American|Norwegian immigrant]] who found success as furniture seller | Dedicated by [[Crown Prince Olav]] and [[Princess Märtha of Sweden|Crown Princess Martha]] of [[Norway]] on [[June 15]], [[1939]], the tower [[memorial]]izes Bert Enger, a [[Norwegian American|Norwegian immigrant]] who found success as furniture seller and donated the land for Enger Park.<ref name="AC" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=engertower-duluth-mn-usa Enger Tower information and pictures] at [http://www.emporis.com/en/ Emporis.com] | * [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=engertower-duluth-mn-usa Enger Tower information and pictures] at [http://www.emporis.com/en/ Emporis.com] | ||
[[Category:Duluth, Minnesota]] | [[Category:Duluth, Minnesota]] | ||
[[Category:Towers in Minnesota]] | [[Category:Towers in Minnesota]] | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 8 February 2008
Enger Tower is an Template:Convert/LonAoffDbSon, five-storey blue stone observation tower atop Enger Hill in Duluth, Minnesota.[1] The tower is at an elevation of 531 feet ({{rnd/cTemplate:Rnd/b|162|(0+(0-−0.515985037−0−0.1989700043)round0)|0}} m) above Lake Superior, providing panoramic views of the Twin Ports.[2] Each of the tower's levels has a lookout that is accessible by stairs. A green beacon mounted on top of the tower can be seen for many miles.[1]
Dedicated by Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway on June 15, 1939, the tower memorializes Bert Enger, a Norwegian immigrant who found success as furniture seller and donated the land for Enger Park.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Carper, Curtis. "History of Enger Tower and Skyline Parkway in Duluth, Minnesota", Associated Content, September 13 2007. Retrieved on February 7 2008.
- ↑ Enger Tower, Duluth entry at Emporis. Retrieved on February 7 2008.