Looking down on the Farmington River in Tariffille Gorge, it’s easy to forget for over a century a dam spanned the river. Built in the 1899, the Spoonville dam was designed to provide electric power to Hartford. Shortly following its completion it was threatened by major flooding in 1900, and would eventually be destroyed inContinue reading “Spoonville Dam: History & Removal”
Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild & Scenic 