Fairfax Falls - Fairfax, Vermont
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FiVermont
N 44° 39.046 W 072° 59.416
18T E 659357 N 4946121
Quick Description: Hydro dam and falls on the Lamoille River
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 7/22/2009 6:16:45 AM
Waymark Code: WM6V69
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Long Description:
The "Great Falls" of the Lamoille river have been the locus of
hydro-powered industry in this valley since the 1790s. A photo
(c1870) of the falls on an information panel shows a cluster of
mills producing a variety of products. Hydroelectric development at
this site commenced in 1904.
There are remnants of several structures (old stone walls, and
what looks like an outlet culvert) from an earlier period.
There is a easy parking at both top and bottom; a fishing access
and picnic area below the falls on the north side of the river (go
across the truss bridge and take a left down River Road) and canoe
portage access points above and below the falls.
See also
this website.