Mississippi NRRA - Mill City Museum
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 44° 58.709 W 093° 15.448
15T E 479700 N 4980592
Established in 1988, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area includes 72 miles of the Mississippi River stretching from the cities of Dayton and Ramsey to just south of Hastings.
Waymark Code: WM5RFJ
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers
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The Mill City Museum is housed in one of the original flour mills built along the shores of the Mississippi in Minneapolis. The building was named the Washburn A Mill and opened in 1874. The mill exploded four years later, due to bad ventilation, claiming 18 lives. The owners completed a new Washburn A Mill and continued operations in 1880, and was the largest and most technologically advanced mill in the world. The mill could grind enough flour in one day to make 12 million loaves of bread.

The Minneapolis milling industry began to decline in the 1920s although The Washburn A Mill continued production until 1965. The building was heavily damaged by fire in 1991. The city cleaned up the wreckage, preserved some of the orginal architecture, and built the Mill City Museum inside the ruins. This unique structure gives visitors a sense of history and progress.

The museum offers a variety of programs and exhibits that help visitors understand the history of the milling industry and the impact it had on the city of Minneapolis. The activites at the museum are meant to involve visitors of all ages. The building's design gives the visitors a bird's eye view of the the Mississippi River and St. Anthony Falls. These two resources served as sources of power that helped sustain the milling industry in Minneapolis during its heyday.
State/States the Park is located...: Minnesota

Park Designation: River/Recreation Area

Times the Visitors Center (or Park) is Open....: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM

Months the Visitors Center/Park is open...: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009

Website From the National Parks Service Page of this Waymark...: [Web Link]

SECONDARY website.: http://www.nps.gov/miss/

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