This etching accompanied an article in the national publication, Harpers Weekly, about the 1874 dam failure that caused a devastating flood to the villages of Williamsburg, Skinnerville, Haydenville, and Leeds, Massachusetts. The flood dumped most of its contents (including several dozen bodies) on the Florence meadows, shown at the bottom of the picture. In the upper lefthand corner, in Goshen, are visible two reservoirs which were part of the network owned by the same millowners who built the failed Williamsburg reservoir.
Davis, Theodore R. “Mill River Calamity.” Harper & Brothers, June 6, 1874. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l05-013/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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