The Seaside is a historic medical facility at 36 Shore Road in Waterford, Connecticut. It is nationally significant as the first institution designed for heliotropic treatment of children suffering fr
Seaside Sanatorium
Seaside Sanatorium in Waterford, CT
Seaside Sanatorium Building and Metal Structure June 2017
Seaside Sanatorium Building with Lighthouse June 2017
Eminent domain
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Eminent domain, also known as land acquisition, compulsory purchase, resumption, compulsory acquisition, or expropriation, is the compulsory acquisition of private property for public use. It does not
The Seaside (Waterford, Connecticut)
…the McCook family, who owned the neighboring property, refused to sell. The state went as far as the Supreme Court to try to seize the land through eminent domain. The McCooks won the lawsuit, however, and the state sought land elsewhere. The facility's current property became available and the state purchased…
The construction of the Three Gorges Dam in China led to the displacement of over 1.3 million people, highlighting the potential social and environmental costs of large-scale development projects using eminent domain.
Espropria, "expropriate", protest graffiti in Turin