During the late 18th century the falls of the Deerfield River at Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, were dammed to provide water power for mills and factories along the river’s banks. The Lamson and Goodnow Company, manufacturers of cutlery, established its business in 1837, and factories for tools and farm implements and textile mills soon followed. Lamson and Goodnow still has an outlet in town and the potholes that lie below the dam are a popular tourist attraction.