Rolling Dam

Rolling Dam

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Title:
Rolling Dam
Description:
Rolling Dam also called Roaring Dam was built by town resident Daniel Simmons in 1886. The Blackstone Manufacturing Co. wanted a new dam to replace an old earthen dam that formed a reservoir. This reservoir supplied the mill with water. Located at the end of County Street in Blackstone just above the river gorge.
Date:
1886
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Blackstone Historical Commission
Collection (local):
Blackstone Historical Commission Collection
Subjects:
Dams--Massachusetts--Blackstone
Blackstone River--Massachusetts
Blackstone--History--Pictorial works
Places:
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Blackstone
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/bk128q61b
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Language:
English
Notes:
From the collection of the Blackstone Historical Commission, Blackstone, Massachusetts
Identifier:
rolling_dam
Barcode:
37428000584409