Ever wonder why these are still here? The answer: They're a piece of DSM's history. Photo: Jason Clayworth/Axios
The concrete sand silos by Des Moines' Gray's Lake are leftovers from the early 1900s, a time when the lake was a quarry.
- They are historical markers and the city has no plans to demolish them, Parks director Ben Page told Axios last week.

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