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<br /> Rural Co-operative Power Association at Elk River in 1960.Photo:
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<br /> In 1951 a coal and oil burning plant was built by the Rural Co-
<br /> operative Power Association to generate energy for northern
<br /> . and central Minnesota. Construction of a nuclear reactor
<br /> began in 1958 and the first electricity was generated in 1963.
<br /> The plant was decommissioned in 1968. Today the Great River
<br /> Energy Corporation operates a refuse burning power plant at
<br /> the site.
<br /> (Other Industries:gravel,mineral water,concrete plant)
<br /> Preservation Planning Summary:
<br /> Commerce and Industry
<br /> Inventoried Resources
<br /> Previous inventories have not documented much of the
<br /> industrial and commercial history of Elk River.The current
<br /> Phase II study of the commercial district inventoried 23
<br /> commercial properties.
<br /> There appear to be no standing structures associated with
<br /> mills,but remnants of dams,foundations,and other structures
<br /> remain.The extant grain elevator on Highway 10 is a
<br /> significant feature of the early twentieth century transportation
<br /> and agricultural history of the city.
<br /> Recommendation(s)
<br /> 1.Conduct an inventory of commercial properties north of
<br /> Highway 10.Early millsites should also be documented.
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<br /> 2. Wherever possible,retain and rehabilitate Elk River's
<br /> remaining historic commercial and industrial buildings.
<br /> Elk River Historic Contexts Study Draft 5/2002
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