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Lake Red Rock - Coming Soon!
In the 1960s Lake Red Rock was created by humans to give flood water a place to go, to protect natural resources, and for fun, like fishing and boating. So underneath this water there are six towns where people used to live, and work, and go to school! This map shows where the Des Moines River ran before Lake Red Rock was built. The towns of Coalport, Fifield, Rousseau, Cordova, Red Rock, and Dunreath had either already gone away due to other factors or made preparations to be flooded for the Lake Red Rock Project by moving buildings or abandoning them altogether. This photo is of my cousin Chris, sister Jane, and me in 1960 as the project was starting.
Lake Red Rock - Coming Soon!
In the 1960s Lake Red Rock was created by humans to give flood water a place to go, to protect natural resources, and for fun, like fishing and boating. So underneath this water there are six towns where people used to live, and work, and go to school! This map shows where the Des Moines River ran before Lake Red Rock was built. The towns of Coalport, Fifield, Rousseau, Cordova, Red Rock, and Dunreath had either already gone away due to other factors or made preparations to be flooded for the Lake Red Rock Project by moving buildings or abandoning them altogether. This photo is of my cousin Chris, sister Jane, and me in 1960 as the project was starting.