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    On June 13, 1886, a log jam developed in the St. Croix River, close to Taylors Falls, Minnesota, and St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. The river was used to...
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    related to Log jams. Beaver dam, a wooden dam created by beavers Great Raft River morphology Stream restoration 1886 St. Croix River log jam Wohl, Ellen...
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    Wisconsin 1886 St. Croix River log jam "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020. "2020 Decennial Census: St. Croix Falls...
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    The St. Croix River (/ˈseɪnt ˈkrɔɪ/ SAYNT KROY; literally "holy cross" in French) is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 169 miles (272 km)...
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    flow of logs even further and to prevent log jams like the 1886 St. Croix River log jam that had disrupted the business. The massive volume of logs on the...
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    since 1851. During the logging era, Taylors Falls was the site of numerous log jams, most notably the 1886 St. Croix river log jam, a major tourist attraction...
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    Friedrich Weyerhäuser control the flow of timber rafts after the 1886 St. Croix River log jam. Clear cutting and forest fires began to exhaust the area's lumber...
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    1883, and 1886. The 1886 St. Croix River log jam is believed to have been the worst in history; at least 150 million board feet of logs were backed...
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    the St. Croix River to sawmills in Stillwater. The lumber industry was bedeviled by massive log jams in 1867, 1877, 1883, and 1886. The 1883 jam, at Angle...
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  • 1886 St. Croix River log jam, one of the largest log jams to ever occur in the area. The release of the Clam River water caused the St. Croix River to...
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