SAULT SAINTE MARIE, a city of
Michigan, the county seat of Chippewa
co. It is on the St. Marys river and on
the Canadian Pacific, the Duluth, South
Shore, and Atlantic, and the Minneapolis,
St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie railroads.
The St. Marys canal here connects Lake
Superior and Lake Huron, over which is
carried an immense traffic. The International
Bridge crosses the rapids of the St.
Marys river. The rapids near the city
generate abundant water power, which is
used by several important industries,
which include paper mills, lumber mills,
carbide factory, tanneries, flour mills, etc.
The city has a public library, high school,
armory, Federal building, and a park.
Pop. (1910) 12,615; (1920) 12,096.
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