“Mill River Calamity” from “Harper’s Weekly”

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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.

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Item typePeriodicals
Illustration
AuthorDavis, Theodore R.
PublisherHarper & Brothers
Date1874-06-06
PlaceFranklin County, Massachusetts
TopicNatural Phenomena, Weather, Climate
EraCivil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 13.50 in Width: 9.00 in
Catalog #L05.013
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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 November 10, 2024.

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