William de la Barre

William de la Barre (HMTBG)

Location: Minneapolis, MN 55401 Hennepin County
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N 44° 58.985', W 93° 15.745'

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— Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Trail —

After the Washburn A Mill explosion in 1878, a young Vienna-born engineer called on owner Cadwallader C. Washburn with a dust-collecting device that he said would prevent such accidents. Washburn hired him to oversee rebuilding the A Mill. William de la Barre stayed as the engineer for the milling companies that controlled the use of the falls. By improving the water distribution system, he increased the over-all output of waterpower nearly six times. His work ushered in the era of hydroelectricity at the falls, and he remained active until his death in 1936.
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Placed ByThe St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 12:19am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 479311 N 4981104
Decimal Degrees44.98308333, -93.26241667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 58.985', W 93° 15.745'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 58' 59.10" N, 93° 15' 44.70" W
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Area Code(s)612, 763, 952, 651
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 23308 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis MN 55401, US
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