Montpelier's Wrightsville Dam
When Central Vermont experienced catastrophic flooding in July 2023, the Wrightsville Dam was in the headlines. The recent floodwaters rose high enough that authorities were worried that its spill channel would be used for the first time, potentially sending even more water into Montpelier, which had been particularly hard-hit. Fortunately, the water receded, and ABC 22 and Fox 44 anchor Mike Hoey and Vermont Historical Society Executive Director Steve Perkins headed out to learn about how the dam was built in the aftermath of the flood of 1927, and about the Civilian Conservation Corps companies that built it.
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Read the cemetery records for the North Branch Cemetery in the village of Wrightsville
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Read about the Wrightsville project on the Army Corps of Engineers page
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Read about how the Wrightsville dam held up during the flooding