Evening Fishing Below the Dam; Alma, Wisconsin
Lock and Dam Number Four was completed in 1935. The tailrace below the dam is a popular fishing spot.
The first white settlers in Alma were two Swiss men who arrived in 1848. Their goal was to cut wood for steamboat fuel. More Swiss followed. Bluffs above the Mississippi forced them to build a town two blocks wide and seven miles long. A brewery and a few cigar factories were the town's first industries. Saw logs were sorted here, as well. Alma was tied to the Mississippi River until 1885 when the Winona, Alma and Northern Railroad arrived. This was a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Alma's population peaked at 1400. These days, the place has 942 people. The town is listed as an Historic District.
Lock and Dam Number Four was completed in 1935. The tailrace below the dam is a popular fishing spot.
The first white settlers in Alma were two Swiss men who arrived in 1848. Their goal was to cut wood for steamboat fuel. More Swiss followed. Bluffs above the Mississippi forced them to build a town two blocks wide and seven miles long. A brewery and a few cigar factories were the town's first industries. Saw logs were sorted here, as well. Alma was tied to the Mississippi River until 1885 when the Winona, Alma and Northern Railroad arrived. This was a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Alma's population peaked at 1400. These days, the place has 942 people. The town is listed as an Historic District.
Evening Fishing Below the Dam; Alma, Wisconsin
Lock and Dam Number Four was completed in 1935. The tailrace below the dam is a popular fishing spot.
The first white settlers in Alma were two Swiss men who arrived in 1848. Their goal was to cut wood for steamboat fuel. More Swiss followed. Bluffs above the Mississippi forced them to build a town two blocks wide and seven miles long. A brewery and a few cigar factories were the town's first industries. Saw logs were sorted here, as well. Alma was tied to the Mississippi River until 1885 when the Winona, Alma and Northern Railroad arrived. This was a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Alma's population peaked at 1400. These days, the place has 942 people. The town is listed as an Historic District.
Lock and Dam Number Four was completed in 1935. The tailrace below the dam is a popular fishing spot.
The first white settlers in Alma were two Swiss men who arrived in 1848. Their goal was to cut wood for steamboat fuel. More Swiss followed. Bluffs above the Mississippi forced them to build a town two blocks wide and seven miles long. A brewery and a few cigar factories were the town's first industries. Saw logs were sorted here, as well. Alma was tied to the Mississippi River until 1885 when the Winona, Alma and Northern Railroad arrived. This was a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Alma's population peaked at 1400. These days, the place has 942 people. The town is listed as an Historic District.
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