{"id":509,"date":"2020-10-20T15:45:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T20:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/?p=509"},"modified":"2023-07-27T10:26:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:26:03","slug":"howd-the-canal-get-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/20\/howd-the-canal-get-here\/","title":{"rendered":"How’d the Canal get here?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turners Falls Power Canal<\/h2>\n

A major player in the development of Turners Falls<\/strong> as an industrial “city” is the canal that supplied water to the various mills. Water coursed through their penstocks to turn the waterwheels which in turn ran geared linkages to operate machinery.<\/p>\n

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Canal drained with the Keith paper mill along side. Each have rich history to share.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As time and technology progressed the waterwheels connected to dynamos that would generate electricity to power the mills.<\/p>\n

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A single generator sends canal-assisted power to the grid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ever wonder how and when the canal and mills were built? See below . . .<\/p>\n

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Widening and lengthening the canal in 1914.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Visiting our extensive database will flatten your learning curve and provide insightful information about the Turners Falls Canal<\/strong><\/a> and the mills that fed from it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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