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MONDAY, JULY 06, 2009
Fort Covington Dam
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Removal of spillway underway. Photos: Pat Manchester
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A hundred-year old dam on the Salmon River in Franklin County is coming down. The Fort Covington dam was last used for hydropower in the 1950s. It's been crumbling ever since. Martha Foley has more.
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