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The gatehouse, water power canal, adjacent mills, and similar structures on the east bank made Minneapolis the milling capital of the nation from 1880-1930. Changes in marketing and technology led to its decline. Plans for the area included development of a parkway and related park facilities, uncovering the gatehouse, reopening the canal, developing the mill ruins as an historic interpretive park, and private redevelopment of the mill buildings. The concrete posts and pipe railings just east of the area served as a protective barrier for the canal during its operation.
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