Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth is a town in and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 86,918. It is a seaport at the westernmost point on the north shore of Lake Superior, perhaps farther from the ocean than any other seaport. It is linked to the Atlantic Ocean via the Great Lakes and then either the Erie Canal/New York State Barge Canal or the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

Professional Sports History

Duluth-Superior Dukes - Northern League Independent Professional Baseball 1993-2002. Played at Wade Stadium. Won Northern League Championship in 1997, Northern League Central Championship 2000. Moved to Kansas City and Became the T-Bones after the 2002 season.

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Duluth once fielded a team called the Kelleys (officially the Kelley Duluths after the Kelley-Duluth Hardware Store) from 1923-1925 and the Eskimos (officially Ernie Nevers' Eskimos after their star player) from 1926-1927 in the National Football League. The Eskimos were then sold and became the Orange, NJ Tornadoes.

Related Topics:
1923 - 1925 - Ernie Nevers - 1926 - 1927 - National Football League - Orange, NJ Tornadoes

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