Bygones: Duluth issued nuke evacuation plan 70 years ago

Bygones: Duluth issued nuke evacuation plan 70 years ago

News-Tribune, Feb. 19, 1926 The Twin Ports Bridge Company announced that construction will begin next month on the new Grassy Point bridge between Duluth and Superior, estimated to cost around $500,000. The design is for a bascule type of bridge with two spans opening upward at the center. News-Tribune, Feb. 19, 1956 A Duluth civil defense plan advises that the best defense against a hydrogen bomb is distance, and includes a map of recommended e…