Great Falls Company Newichawannock Canal Historic District | |
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| Location | Wakefield, New Hampshire and Acton, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 43°34′10″N 70°58′16″W / 43.56944°N 70.97111°W |
| Built | c. 1850 |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000460 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 6, 2014 |
The Newichawannock Canal is a man-made canal which drains Great East Lake into Horn Pond at the border between Wakefield, New Hampshire, and Acton, Maine, in the northeastern United States. It is at the head of the Salmon Falls River, which the Abenaki called Newichawannock, meaning "river with many falls". Begun in 1850 by the Great Falls Company to increase the water available for its mills in Somersworth, New Hampshire,[2][3] the 0.75-mile (1.21 km) canal is unusual as it was built for strictly industrial purposes in an area remote from the actual industrial site. The canal forms the boundary between the states of New Hampshire and Maine, and is spanned by a stone bridge built at the same time.[3] The canal and bridge, along with related artifacts, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
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histsocwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Canal, bridge could make the National Register". Fosters.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "Weekly Actions, 8/04/14 through 8/08/14". National Park Service. Retrieved August 23, 2014.