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Two men remove bags of fly ash from Five Falls plant in South Colton

Two men remove bags of fly ash from Five Falls plant in South Colton

Workmen remove bags of Fly Ash at the Five Falls hydro-electric plant  in 1955, part of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s Raquette River development.  From Niagara Mohawk News: These bags are placed in truck and hauled to the mixer where the fly ash is combined with cement to make a tough, strong concrete used in dam construction. 1955. South Colton, N.Y. Photo: Colton Historical Society, photo credit to Niagara Mohawk News

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