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Author | : John E. Hallwas |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2001-04-12 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1439610983 |
This remarkable pictorial history tells the story of an engineering marvel: the first dam built across the Mississippi River (from 19101913), and the historic Midwestern community that fostered the world-famous hydroelectric project. Keokuk and the Great Dam is the story of a colorful and historic river town with a dream of economic development and cultural progress; a self-taught engineer who took on a challenge that no one else wanted to attempt; and a massive construction effort that pitted men and machines against the awesome power of Americas greatest river. Completed shortly before WWI, the Keokuk dam (now known as Lock and Dam No. 19) was the culmination of a long struggle to employ the Mississippi River for hydroelectric power and to improve navigation on the great waterway. In frontier days the Des Moines Rapids, stretching north from Keokuk, prevented loaded steamboats from moving upriver. They also created a business opportunity for local residents. A rapidly growing town by the 1850s, Keokuk went into decline for many years when it failed to secure adequate railroad connections. But the coming of hydroelectric power fostered a new dream, and local leaders set out to harness the great river. What followed was a dramatic effort that drew international attention, produced the worlds second largest dam (at the time), and forever changed both the community and the fabled American waterway.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Electric power |
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Author | : John Hallwas |
Publisher | : Arcadia Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2001-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781531604646 |
This remarkable pictorial history tells the story of an engineering marvel: the first dam built across the Mississippi River (from 1910-1913), and the historic Midwestern community that fostered the world-famous hydroelectric project. Keokuk and the Great Dam is the story of a colorful and historic river town with a dream of economic development and cultural progress; a self-taught engineer who took on a challenge that no one else wanted to attempt; and a massive construction effort that pitted men and machines against the awesome power of America's greatest river. Completed shortly before WWI, the Keokuk dam (now known as Lock and Dam No. 19) was the culmination of a long struggle to employ the Mississippi River for hydroelectric power and to improve navigation on the great waterway. In frontier days the Des Moines Rapids, stretching north from Keokuk, prevented loaded steamboats from moving upriver. They also created a business opportunity for local residents. A rapidly growing town by the 1850s, Keokuk went into decline for many years when it failed to secure adequate railroad connections. But the coming of hydroelectric power fostered a new dream, and local leaders set out to harness the great river. What followed was a dramatic effort that drew international attention, produced the world's second largest dam (at the time), and forever changed both the community and the fabled American waterway.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Mississippi River |
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Author | : Robert Ervin Coker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 53 |
Release | : 1929 |
Genre | : Fish-culture |
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Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 121 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Electric power |
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Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Mississippi River |
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Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 93 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : Dams |
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Contains letters and memoranda from officers of steamboat companies and others on the injurious effect of the dam upon the navigation of the Mississippi River (p. 41-93).
Author | : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Rock Island District |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Hydraulic structures |
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Author | : Keokuk and Hamilton Water Power Company |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : History |
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