TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ) – An iconic smokestack in Two Rivers will be coming down this month.
Crews will use dynamite to demolish a 230 foot tall brick structure on May 31st at the former Fisher Hamilton plant close to Lake Michigan. It’s the last remaining structure on a site where 1.2 million square feet of factory and office space has been cleared over the last year.
Fisher Hamilton was a mainstay in Two Rivers for over 130 years. It used to be Manitowoc County’s largest employer. City Manager Greg Buckley says the demolition day will be bittersweet.
Thursday, city leaders met with the general contractor for the project, the Geiss Companies of Ohio, along with blasting subcontractor SX of Menomonee Falls.
Prior to the demolition, buildings within 200 feet must be vacated — and no one will be allowed with 500 feet during the tear-down. Other details, including possible public viewing parties, will be announced soon.
The city remains optimistic that the former Fisher Hamilton site will be redeveloped successfully.
The 12-and-a-half acre site is next to Downtown Two Rivers, and it includes a quarter-mile of harbor frontage.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
