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| | Sault Sainte Marie, city, United States |
 | | 14,689), seat of Chippewa co., N Mich., Upper Peninsula, a port of entry on the St. Marys River opposite Sault Ste Marie, Ont.; inc. as a city 1887. |
 | | The famous “Soo” locks on the St. Marys River draw visitors who watch heavily laden ocean vessels and Great Lakes freighters pass through the intricate system that links lakes Superior and Huron. |
 | | The discovery of great mineral deposits in the northwest stimulated the construction (1853–55) of the Sault Ste Marie Canal to facilitate the flow of ore; the locks have since been enlarged. |
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