North Country At Work

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Men repairing the dam at the paper mill in Harrisville

Dam at the paper mill in Harrisville, NY. Men repairing dam, adding boards to pre-existing crib. Pennstock, also known as flume pipe, pictured on left, water diverted through this for hydro-power. Tannery on right and Dam Boarding House on left in background. Taken in 1905. H.L. Locke, photographer.

Check out the North Country at Work story on Ross Young, a man from Harrisville who worked briefly for the paper mill.

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