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Taken: March 26, 2022
Caption: Cascade Mill Marker
Additional Description: Captions:
left photo
Cascade Mill Dam and 8th Street Bridge on the Big Sioux River, 1880-1885. Image courtesy of Siouxland Heritage Museums [SHM 26.4.323].

right photo
The 8th Street bridge was constructed as shown in the image below in 1912. 8th Street Bridge and Cascade Mill Dam 1913. Image courtesy of Siouxland Heritage Museums [SHM 84.10.120].

graphic
Queen Bee Mill at Falls Park     Cascade Mill
Compare the approximate sizes of the two mills at left. Imagine the Cascade Mill near the fountains behind you. Can you find The Queen Bee Mill ruins at Falls Park?
Submitted: April 3, 2022.
Database Locator Identification Number: p646381
File Size: 1.523 Megabytes

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