Resource

In the Shadow of the Dam: The Aftermath of the Mill River Flood of 1874

Resource Type
Fiction / Non Fiction Books
Reference Title
In the Shadow of the Dam: The Aftermath of the Mill River Flood of 1874
Author/Presenter
Sharpe, Elizabeth M.
Year
2004
ISBN/ISSN
ISBN: 0743223578
Topic Location
Massachusetts
Abstract/Additional Information

A scholarly account of the May 16, 1874 dam failure that killed 139 and savaged the villages of Williamsburg, Skinnerville, and Haydenville. The disaster, coupled with the July failure of a dam at Middlefield, prompted the Massachusetts Legislature to begin regulating dam design and construction.