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The History of the Ipswich Mill Dam, and a Natural History of the Ipswich River

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Cyanotype of the Ipswich Mill Dam by Arthur Wesley Dow

We measure history by time, but for the Ipswich River and its alewives, time could be running out. We can help preserve the human and natural history of the Ipswich River by freeing it from its man-made encumbrances.

Posted in Ipswich RiverTagged Alewife, beavers, dam, mill

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