Boatyard: History of the Fountain City Service Base.

摘要

For 100 years, the Fountain City Boatyard has played an essential role in supporting the Corps of Engineers' efforts to improve navigation on the Upper Mississippi River. These efforts have included the 4 1/2- foot channel project (1878-1907) , the 6-foot channel project (1907-1930), and the 9-foot channel project (1930-present) . The first two of these projects were attempts to create a continuously navigable channel on the river by means of dredging, snagging, and the construction of wing dams. The 9-foot channel project further improved navigation by the construction of a series of locks and dams on the Mississippi River. Today, the Fountain City Boatyard is the Corps of Engineers' primary service base for the Mississippi River north of Guttenberg, Iowa. For a century, the Corps has used the Boatyard for the construction, repair and maintenance of vessels and equipment used for river improvement projects.