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Construction workers at the hydro-electric plant in South Colton

Construction workers at the hydro-electric plant in South Colton

Using an air compressor on the site of the South Colton hydro-electric plant, part of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s Raquette River development. 1953. South Colton, NY. Photo: Colton Historical Society, photo credit to Niagara Mohawk News.

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