1886 St. Croix River log jam
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On June 13, 1886, a log jam developed in the St. Croix River, close to Taylors Falls, Minnesota, and St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. The river was used to transport large quantities of logs from the fores
The 1886 log jam on the St Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota
Dalles of the St. Croix with the bend at Angle Rock
1886 log jam, Dalles of the St Croix, with bridge in background
Wild River State Park
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Wild River State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, curving along 18 miles of the St. Croix River. This long, narrow park is shaped somewhat like a sideways 'S', with development largel
1886 St. Croix River log jam
…The local hotels and restaurants were packed. To end the threat of log jams disrupting the industry, lumbermen organized to construct a dam. In 1890, Nevers Dam was finished at a cost of almost $250,000, situated 11 miles (18 km) upstream of St. Croix Falls. It was said to be the "largest pile-driven dam in the…
Wild River State Park protects shoreline along the St. Croix, a National Wild and Scenic River
Park trail following the route of the Point Douglas to Superior Military Road