Brandon DeVries

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The Lost Towns Submerged by Croton and Hardy Dams

General 20 chapters 22,035 words ~88 min read 13 reads

Chapter 1: The Pre-Inundation LandscapeTopography, Indigenous Trails, and the Logging Boom of the Muskegon River Valley1. The Illusion of Timeless NatureHydroelectric reservoirs project an illusion of timeless nature. To a casual observer drifting across the calm, mirror-like sur...

Chapters

Chapter 1: The Pre-Inundation Landscape.
Chapter 1: Visual Aid.
Chapter 2: The Engineering Vision: William D. Fargo, Consumers Power, and the Dawn of High-Voltage Hydroelectric Power.
Chapter 2: Visual Aid.
Chapter 3: The Rising Waters of Croton (1907): Submerging Oxbows, Lumber Camps, and Early Settlement Hubs.
Chapter 3: Visual Aid
Chapter 4: The Construction of Hardy Dam (1931): Engineering Marvel and the Earth-Fill Revolution.
Chapter 4: Visual Aid.
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