First Dam Across the St Joseph River - Power Race
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N 41° 39.782 W 086° 10.677
16T E 568438 N 4612690
2 event marker
Race & First Streets, Mishawaka, Indiana
Waymark Code: WM1669B
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2022
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The original dam, providing power for which Mishawaka was noted, was completed in 1837. It was 577 feet long, 24 feet thick and cost $38, 000.00.
Along this race, providing water power, and along its counterpart across the river, early Mishawaka factories were located. These industries produced flour, lumber, woolen goods, iron, boots, shoes, furniture, coffins, barrel staves, saddles and harness, and wagons, valued at many hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.
County: St. Joseph
Year Placed: 1968
Name: First Dam Across the St Joseph River - Power Race
ID#: 71.1968.1
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