Duluth

Duluth, a port on Lake Superior, North America, in the state of Minnesota, U.S.A. It derives its name from a French explorer, and has rapidly risen of late years, being the point of junction between the Northern Pacific Railway and the Mississippi line that connects the town with St. Paul, distant 150 miles to the S.W. Duluth stands on the sloping shore of the lake, from which it is approached by a broad ship-canal. There are docks, warehouses, and manufactories, and a large trade is done in corn, timber, and other western products.