The Amoskeag Dam- Manchester, NH
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N 43° 00.140 W 071° 28.230
19T E 298636 N 4764035
The dam is the centerpiece of a large walkable museum about power generation and delivery.
Waymark Code: WM60JX
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2009
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Built in 1836, the Amoskeag Dam was intended to provide power to the textile mills that lined the Merrimack River. Following legislation, A fish ladder was included to accommodate migrating species, and in 1921 the dam was re-built, the fish ladder was updated, and a hydro station added. In 1990, a visiting center was built, with viewing windows into the 54-step fish ladder. Since then a learning center and an exhibit hall were opened. The Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center web site contains much more information. (
visit link)
PSNH main office is nearby, and they have placed signs, plaques and orientation boards throughout the area which point out and explain the historic nature of several dam-related structures, including a preserved DC current substation.