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Our Heritage
Proctor, Minnesota is a comfortable community located 600 feet above Lake Superior. Only a street named Boundary Avenue separates Proctor from Duluth.
The city was originally named Proctor Knott, for a friend of the founder, Beriah Magoffin. Proctor's history parallels that of the railroad industry. This community was created
in 1892 when the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railroad was extended into Duluth. The flat plateau at Proctor proved to be a convenient site for the railroad's engine shops and storage yards.
The first load of iron ore passed through Proctor that same year, creating a bond to the iron ore industry that exists today.
The boom mushroomed
Proctor's population from 784 in 1900 to 2,243
in 1910. Proctor became a city in 1974. Railroading continues to be a successful part of its existence.
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F-101F Voodoo Jet
A memorial dedicated to Captains James L. Verville and Sherman Gonyea, Proctor graduates who died in a plane crash in December of 1971, and to all who gave their lives
for the privilege of freedom. The memorial sits on top of a hill and overlooks Proctor.
Engine 225 Baldwin-Yellowstone
The 225 - the largest and most powerful steam engine ever built - hauled over 44 million tons of iron ore from the Mesabi & Vermillion ranges.
When it was retired in 1961, the 225 had traveled approximately 694,360 miles. The DM&IR Railway Co. donated the 225 to the citizens of Proctor in August of 1963.
For more information and to see artifacts of Proctor, visit the Proctor Historical Society
in the Community Services building at 100 Pionk Drive.
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