Elizabeth M Sharpe: 1 book
In the Shadow of the Dam
The Aftermath of the Mill River Flood of 1874
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2004
Early one May morning in 1874, in the hills above Williamsburg, Massachusetts, a reservoir dam suddenly burst, sending an avalanche of water down a narrow river valley lined with factories and farms. In just thirty minutes, the Mill River flood left 139 people dead and 740 homeless -- and a nation...
