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May 18, 2007
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Cermak Rhoades Architects convened on the bluffs of the Mississippi River last Saturday morning to make good on a holiday gift to our clients, associates, and friends. Through Great River Greening, we helped to plant native woodland grasses, shrubs and trees, and in all, some 5,000 plants were given a new home along the Mississippi.
Our site was located just north of the Lake Street Bridge at the Meeker Island Lock & Dam ruins. This was the first lock and dam built on the Upper Mississippi and though it took 10 years to build, it was only in operation between 1907 and 1912.
The lock and dam was demolished to make way for a hydroelectric power generating dam to be built downriver. The ruins, which can still be seen when the water is low, were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. A walking tour will explore the history and significance of the site this September. More information on that and other walking tours of the Twin Cities can be found here.
posted by Colin @ 4:18 PM
