— 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.| HM Number | HMTBG |
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| Placed By | The St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 12:19am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15T E 479311 N 4981104 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.98308333, -93.26241667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 58.985', W 93° 15.745' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 58' 59.10" N, 93° 15' 44.70" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 612, 763, 952, 651 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 23308 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis MN 55401, US |
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