Construction of the Holyoke Stone Dam

Construction of the Holyoke Stone Dam

Dam Construction; Hoisting machines; Railroad

Image of stone blocks used to build the walls of the Holyoke Stone Dam. Quarried on Leadbetters Island in Maine, these stones were transported to Holyoke by railroad and stored in a field a mile below the dam near the present Riverside Station. The numbers used to identify the location of each stone in the wall of the dam can be clearly seen. The railroad tracks used to transport the stones from Maine are in the foreground while one of the cranes used to lift the stones can be seen in the background. Stacks from nearby factories are also visible.

Warner, Milan P. (1848-1903)

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c.1895

Dimock, George

Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org

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