By Hugh | Dec 16, 2014
Posted in: Dam removal, land trust, Natural Science, Rhode Island DEM, RINHS, The Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife, USFW, Westerly, White Rock Dam, Wood Pawcatuck Watershed Association, WPWA |
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Posted in: Dam removal, land trust, Natural Science, Rhode Island DEM, RINHS, The Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife, USFW, Westerly, White Rock Dam, Wood Pawcatuck Watershed Association, WPWA |
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It seemed like the right move at the time. Big factories like textile mills in the 18th and 19th centuries needed power, and when there was no such thing as electricity, there was one major source: water. Use the power at hand to make a factory generate products. Build a factory by a river. Dam the river, turn it, shape it, bend it to the needs and turn that enormous […]
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