Historic Images of Beaver Falls

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Historic Images of Beaver Falls

Post by Splintercat » May 12th, 2009, 8:41 pm

Found these on the web, recently - Beaver Falls back in the day when logging was king in Columbia County. Note the convenient bridge for access to photos during high-runoff periods..! :)

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Post by anna in boots » May 12th, 2009, 8:55 pm

Nice, but...it's short on beavers. Where's the long-toothed tail-slappers?

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Post by aywolfpac » May 13th, 2009, 8:16 am

anna in boots wrote:Where's the long-toothed tail-slappers?
Looks like there's some sort of dam above the falls in that first one. The beavers must have built it. :D Nice find Tom. I love seeing those old photos.

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Re: Historic Images of Beaver Falls

Post by OneSpeed » May 13th, 2009, 8:37 am

Where is (or was) Beaver Falls?

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Post by bcostley » May 13th, 2009, 10:37 am

aywolfpac wrote:Looks like there's some sort of dam above the falls in that first one.
Explanation of the dam: http://www.vannattabros.com/histlog19.html

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Post by anna in boots » May 13th, 2009, 10:42 am

bcostley wrote:Explanation of the dam: http://www.vannattabros.com/histlog19.html
Interesting! Thanks!

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Post by Sore Feet » May 13th, 2009, 1:29 pm

OneSpeed wrote:Where is (or was) Beaver Falls?
http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/nws/ ... =&num=1866

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Re: Historic Images of Beaver Falls

Post by Splintercat » May 13th, 2009, 1:59 pm

Thanks for finding that link, bcostley - I need to properly credit that second image.

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