The Cranbury Dam

The dam, constructed in the 1800's with rebuilding and repairs through the late 19th century, diverted the Cranbury Brook in order to supply power to the local grist and saw mills.

Local sewer construction in the 1977 unearthed and partially destroyed ...

Bates Grove and the Area Adjacent to the Cottonwood River Dam

In 1885, one Kansas writer described the area in generous words, "...at the right of the bridge on the south side of the Cottonwood River is an excellent water mill, and the music of the falling waters as they flow ...

First Dam Across The St. Joseph River / Power Race

First Dam Across The St. Joseph River

The original dam, providing power for which Mishawaka was noted, was completed in 1837. It was 577 feet long, 24 feet thick and cost $38,000.00.

Power Race

Along this race, providing water power, and along its ...

Salt River Before the Dam

The Salt River begins high in the White Mountains as runoff from melting snow, finding its way into streams and creeks that eventually form the White and Black rivers. The confluence of the two rivers marks the beginning of the ...

The Dam

As a boat approached the canal traveling south on the Catawba River, the patroon, or river boat pilot, first saw the diversion dam. The dam consisted of piles of loose stone on the river bottom. The dam projected from the ...

The Depot at Beaver Dam

The first railroad depot at Beaver Dam was built ca. 1840 to serve the farmers of Hanover and Louisa counties. Its strategic location during the Civil War made it a target of many Union raids. The July 20, 1862, raid ...

Father Damien

The Reverend Joseph Damien De Veuster, SS. CC.

Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. —John 15:13

Born a farmer’s son at Tremeloo, Belgium, January 3, 1840. Damien joined the Missionary Congregation ...

Dams on the Mississippi

Lock and Dam No. 8 at Genoa, 679.2 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River, is set on a foundation of sand, gravel and broken rock. It has a 110 foot wide chamber and an 11 foot lift from ...

“Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead!”

With these legendary words, naval officer David G. Farragut led the Union fleet past Confederate mines (then called torpedoes) and to victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. From the rigging of his flagship, USS Hartford, ...

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

In 1636

The Church in Newtown, Massachusetts

Thomas Hooker, Minister

was transplanted to this locality, called

Meeting House Yard,

Old State House Square

City Hall Square.

Near this site on May 31, 1638.

Thomas Hooker preached his

Famous Sermon:

"The Foundation of Authority is Laid

In the ...