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Fall River Dam |
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Now replace by a concrete dam, the original dam provided power for the numberous mills built at the dam. |
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Fall River Dam 1915 |
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Visible on the far side of the dam is the foundation of the JK Demoss Grist Mill, erected in 1892 on the foundation of the Adams and Baker Mill, successor to the CW Sprinkel Mill built in 1874 on the north bank of Fall River - at north end of present City Waterworks dam.
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J. K. Demoss Grist Mill 1892 |
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This mill, like it's predecessors, provided a dam which ensured an ample water supply for the young town. For over 20 years, the ice formed here was commercially harvested until the ice plant was finally built. Joe Allen, Cho-O-Nee to High Iron |
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Neodesha Mill Dam 1908 - wooden |
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