Men using machinery at Blake Falls in Parishville

Early construction and excavation work on the Blake Falls hydro-electric plant in 1955, part of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s Raquette River development. 1955. Parishville, NY. Taken by the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Central Division Photographic Department. Courtesy of the Colton Historical Society.

Where: Parishville
When: 1950-1960
Work: Construction, Energy industries, Extractive and Mining Industries
Institution: Colton Historical Society
Tags: machinery, quarry

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