Enveloping waters.Don't bother looking up "Valley Forge Valley Forge, on the Schuylkill River, SE Pa., NW of Philadelphia. There, during the American Revolution, the main camp of the Continental Army was established (Dec., 1777–June, 1778) under the command of Gen. George Washington. " on a Connecticut map; the onetime industrial engine (producer of hoes, hammers and oxcart wheels) survives only as the name of a rural road. In 1940, the Saugatuck River The Saugatuck River is a short river in southwestern Connecticut in the United States, approximately 25 mi (40 km) long. It drains part of suburban and rural Fairfield County west of Bridgeport, emptying into Long Island Sound. was dammed by the all-powerful Bridgeport Hydraulic Company (BHC BHC benzene hexachloride. BHC, ?-BHC see benzene hexachloride. ), flooding the river valley and carrying away farms and mills. In Village of the Dammed (University Press of New England The University Press of New England (or UPNE), founded in 1970, is a university press that is supported by Brandeis University, Dartmouth College (where it is located), the University of New Hampshire, Northeastern University, Tufts University and the University of Vermont. , $24.95), author James Lomuscio offers a warmly written and personalized account of the flooding and its aftermath. It's a cautionary tale A cautionary tale is a traditional story told in folklore, to warn its hearer of a danger. There are three essential parts to a cautionary tale, though they can be introduced in a large variety of ways. today for citizen activists who want to fight City Hall (or water companies). The nonprofit Saugatuck Valley Association took BHC on, but couldn't stop progress. Valley Forge lives on only in the book's haunting photographs. More than a half century later, a new coalition (this time including actor/residents Paul Newman and Robert Redford) took on BHC again, this time to stop an unspoiled company holding known as Trout Brook Valley from becoming a luxury golf course and gated community. With high-watt star power and good lawyers, the good guys won this time. |
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