A grant from the State Historical Society will help preserve the last remaining dam gate from the Upper Iowa River Lower Dam

The State Historical Society of Iowa is announcing it's giving a grant to the Winneshiek County Historic Preservation Commission.  The $4,308 grant will be used to help fund the "Dam Gate Outdoor Industrial Sculpture Exhibit" at the Lower Dam of the Upper Iowa River.  The project will preserve the last remaining dam gate.  The exhibit will feature the dam gate structure and an educational interpretive sign.

The grant to the Winneshiek County Historic Preservation Commission was one of 32 grants totaling $513,068 for research and projects in Iowa.