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City Receives Grant for Heritage Village Park

The Minnesota Historical Society donated $6,990 for the new Heritage Village Park.

The money will be used to conduct historical research about the . A 670 feet long part of the repurposed bridge will be included in the new Heritage Village Park along the Mississippi.

According to a statement released by Parks and Recreation Director Eric Carlson yesterday, the city of Inver Grove Heights and the Dakota County Historical Society will conduct research and collect materials from public and private collections, and oral history about the Rock Island Swing Bridge.

The site is in the process of being transformed from an abandoned railroad yard into an 80-acre public park. The Bridge span reopened as a recreational pier in 2011. Earlier this month, the city decided to build parking spaces, restrooms, paved roads and other amenities to make the park more accessible to the public.

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The park will be connected to the Mississippi River Regional Trail, a 26-mile paved trail between St. Paul and Hastings. If things work out as planned, people will drive to the Heritage Village Park, walk out onto the bridge pier, and ride their bikes along the trail.

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