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| Where the River Runs
East to West... Quad Cities Illinois and Iowa |
| RAPIDS SCULPTURE | |||
| Rapids Home Page | East Moline, Illinois | ||
| History of the Project | |||
| The Artist | The Artist: Ted McElhiney |
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| The design of the project was developed in a series of community meetings held in East Moline in 1998. | |||
| Directions to the Site |
The design of this metal sculpture represents the Rock Island Rapids that characterized this stretch of the River and made navigation difficult. |
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| Site Map | The sculpture is made of rolled aluminum with river boulders placed on either side. It is currently sited in downtown East Moline and will eventually be moved to the riverfront. | ||
| River Action: www.riveraction.org | Quad City Arts: www.qconline.com |
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