Many Small, But Mighty, Watershed Flood Control Dams Are on Their Seventh Decade Protecting Lives and Property
South Fork Dam Site Nine near Fort Seybert is one of more than 170 such structures across the state that help to trap large amounts of water during heavy precipitation events. Most dams range between 50 and 70 years of age. By Stephen Smoot From the end of the 19th through the first quarter of the 20th century, timber companies relentlessly chopped down as many trees as their numbers of men and machinery would allow. Eventually, only a few stands...
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