Lakeport Vista from Point Park
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In its heyday, 50 million tons of iron ore moved through this port each year in transit to regional steel mills.
Most of those mills no longer exist, and just a few small stockpiles of ore are visible in the unloading yards.
Outbound coal shipments are the major activity today. Trainloads of coal arrive here from the mines of PA and WV.
The arch across the river supports a conveyor system that moves this coal from stockpiles to ships in the loading area.
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(The lighthouse in my previous POTW is at the very left edge of this image, beneath the conveyor.
That photo was taken from a lakefront park barely visible at the extreme right edge of this frame).