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INTERIOR OF TYPE IA PIER HOUSE, DAM - Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock and Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL
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INTERIOR OF TYPE IA PIER HOUSE, DAM - Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock and Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL
Description
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; S.A. Healy Company; Merrit-Chapman-Whitney Corporation; Ylvisaker, Lenvik; Piel, John H; McCormick, Herbert
Depicted place Illinois; Rock Island County; Rock Island
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER ILL,81-ROCIL,5-11
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth of the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minnesota. This specific project arose as a response to the farm crisis of the 1920s. Proponents of the New Deal adopted the project and gave speed to its construction as a means of providing public enjoyment during the more general depression of the 1930s. By the 1940s, the completed project had converted over 650 miles of free-flowing river into a series of interconnected reservoirs which ensured enough water for fully loaded modern boats and barges to navigate the system. This constituted a significant alteration of the natural environment of the Upper Mississippi River. However, the project also brought economic benefits to the communities along and around the river corridor and lead to new recreational opportunities for the entire region. ...
  • Survey number: HAER IL-27
  • Building/structure dates: 1934 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/il0551.photos.063996p
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