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St. Croix Falls is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,208 at the 2020 census. [2] The city is located within the Town of St. Croix Falls along the St. Croix River, from which it takes its name. U.S. Route 8, Wisconsin Highway 35, and Wisconsin Highway 87 are three of the main arterial routes in the city.
The Saint Croix Falls Dam is a concrete hybrid arch-gravity dam with an S-shaped spillway and an integral hydroelectric power station. The main arch is 675 feet (206 m) long and the power station is 291 feet (89 m), located on the east side of the river in Wisconsin.
St. Croix Falls is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,119 at the 2000 census. The population was 1,119 at the 2000 census. The City of St. Croix Falls is located within the town.
Taylors Falls was platted in 1850 or 1851, and incorporated in 1858. [5] The city was named for Jesse Taylor, a territorial politician. [5] A post office has been in operation in Taylors Falls since 1851. [6] 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 ...
The Wisconsin park is 1,330 acres (538 ha) and the Minnesota park is 298 acres (121 ha). The towns of Taylors Falls, Minnesota and St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin are adjacent to the park. Interstate Park is within the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway and the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve.
The free-flowing nature of the river is interrupted only by the hydroelectric Saint Croix Falls Dam operated by the Northern States Power Company at St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. The lower 27 miles (43 km) below the dam, including both sides of the river along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, were protected as part of the Lower St. Croix National ...
The truth about St. Patrick Day, from leprechauns and shamrocks to the color green's connection to Ireland.
The Thomas Henry Thompson House is a historic house in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, United States, built in 1882. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1] It was listed for its local significance in architecture and association with a significant individual.