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Ore Docks, Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USAi
Regional Level Types
Ore DocksOre Pile (Abandoned)
Whiskey IslandIsland
ClevelandCity
Cuyahoga CountyCounty
OhioState
USACountry

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Iron Ore Storage Pile

Ore Docks, Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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View of the Cleveland mining and metallurgy area, in 1912.

Ore Docks, Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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View of the Cleveland mining and metallurgy area, in 1905.

Ore Docks, Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
03177220017361176256424.jpg
Iron Ore Storage Pile

Ore Docks, Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
00607750017272348152145.jpg
View of the Cleveland mining and metallurgy area, in 1912.

Ore Docks, Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
08773530017361176305314.jpg
View of the Cleveland mining and metallurgy area, in 1905.

Ore Docks, Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
03177220017361176256424.jpg
Iron Ore Storage Pile

Ore Docks, Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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View of the Cleveland mining and metallurgy area, in 1912.

Ore Docks, Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 29' 44'' North , 81° 43' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.49562,-81.72242
GeoHash:
G#: dpmuh6599
GRN:
N28W45
Type:
Ore Pile (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ohio City747 (2017)1.6km
Detroit-Shoreway17,382 (2017)2.1km
Cleveland388,072 (2017)2.3km
Clark-Fulton18,185 (2017)3.7km
Brooklyn10,899 (2017)6.3km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
North Coast Fossil ClubCleveland, Ohio2km
Parma Lapidary ClubCleveland, Ohio2km
Summit Lapidary ClubCuyahoga Falls, Ohio45km
Mindat Locality ID:
441137
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:441137:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Cleaveland


The ore docks on Whiskey Island once hosted very large Huletts iron ore unloaders. A smaller more modern unloading system still operates there with a large pile of hematite/taconite ore stored next to it.

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