Demolition of Rainbow Dam powerhouse continues
and last updated 2021-05-13 17:04:31-04
After starting in the fall of 2020, work to demolish the old Rainbow Dam powerhouse in Great Falls was finally becoming visible Wednesday as work was being done on the outside.
From the hills on the north side of the river, heavy equipment could be heard Wednesday, and from the road across the river, that heavy equipment could be seen.
In 2014, NorthWestern Energy bought Rainbow Dam, built between 1908 and 1910, with the hope of finding a new use for the historic powerhouse since a new one had already been constructed.