An undated pair of photos, courtesy of Littleton Area Historical Society, shows numerous people viewing the dam during high water. The building at left is showing serious damage to the underpinnings, and the structure looks twisted. We believe these photos were taken around the date of May 3, 1899. In an article in September 1899, much of the dam had been rebuilt after the spring flooding. Plans were in the works to rebuild the pulp mill, as well as a paper mill on the Vermont side of the river. |
The Dalton Power Company started building the dam across the Connecticut River between Dalton, New Hampshire and South Lunenburg (now Gilman), Vermont, in the fall of 1898. A crew of about 50 men finished the dam and also built a pulp mill on the Vermont side of the river within a few months. According to a local newspaper dated May 3, 1899, high water carried away part of the dam and mill in Dalton, and people from North Littleton came to see it. |
Enlargements, left & right, of people viewing the high water at the dam. |
The Dalton Historical Society made this digital panoramic photo of the two originals loaned to us by the Littleton Area Historical Society. |