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Carpenters constructing a draft tube at the South Colton hydro-electric plant

Carpenters constructing a draft tube at the South Colton hydro-electric plant

Carpenters constructing the form for a draft tube, which carries exhaust flow from the main turbine, at the South Colton hydro-electric plant, part of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s Raquette River development. Circa 1950s. South Colton, NY. Photo: Colton Historical Society

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