Meeker Island Lock and Dam
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title:
Meeker Island Lock and Dam
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The Meeker Island Lock and Dam was the first lock and dam facility built on the Upper Mississippi River. Meeker Island was named after its owner Judge Bradley B. Meeker. Meeker County was named after him also. After a construction period lasting eight years, the site was only in operation for five years from 1907 to 1912 when the growing interest in hydroelectric power led to design and construction of today's Lock and Dam No. 1 a few miles downriver. It was realized that the new dam could take
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meeker_Island_Lock_and_Dam
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2023-09-23T12:18:38Z
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