Boom Island Footbridge; Minneapolis, Minnesota
An island no more, Boom Island took its name from the log boom that used to span the Mississippi River. The boom caught saw logs that were floated down the Mississippi. These logs were sorted and then cut into lumber by the various saw mills. The 1893 Fire destroyed the saw mills and then the Wisconsin Central Railroad moved in to build a roundhouse and freight yard. This old truss bridge crosses a channel between Boom and Nicollet Islands. It's about all that is left of the railroad days.
An island no more, Boom Island took its name from the log boom that used to span the Mississippi River. The boom caught saw logs that were floated down the Mississippi. These logs were sorted and then cut into lumber by the various saw mills. The 1893 Fire destroyed the saw mills and then the Wisconsin Central Railroad moved in to build a roundhouse and freight yard. This old truss bridge crosses a channel between Boom and Nicollet Islands. It's about all that is left of the railroad days.
Boom Island Footbridge; Minneapolis, Minnesota
An island no more, Boom Island took its name from the log boom that used to span the Mississippi River. The boom caught saw logs that were floated down the Mississippi. These logs were sorted and then cut into lumber by the various saw mills. The 1893 Fire destroyed the saw mills and then the Wisconsin Central Railroad moved in to build a roundhouse and freight yard. This old truss bridge crosses a channel between Boom and Nicollet Islands. It's about all that is left of the railroad days.
An island no more, Boom Island took its name from the log boom that used to span the Mississippi River. The boom caught saw logs that were floated down the Mississippi. These logs were sorted and then cut into lumber by the various saw mills. The 1893 Fire destroyed the saw mills and then the Wisconsin Central Railroad moved in to build a roundhouse and freight yard. This old truss bridge crosses a channel between Boom and Nicollet Islands. It's about all that is left of the railroad days.
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