Tocks Island Dam controversy
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A 1950s proposal to construct a dam near Tocks Island across the Delaware River was met with considerable controversy and protest. Tocks Island is located in the Delaware River a short distance north
A house in the project area, now abandoned
Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania
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Dingmans Ferry is an unincorporated community in Delaware Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2014, it had a population of approximately 7,477 people. It was originally sited on
Tocks Island Dam controversy
…In 1971, the governments started bulldozing some homes to force the squatters out. Today, there are few existing structures from the original town of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, The original post office sign was saved from bulldozers by John Perretti, and there are few remaining buildings from Bushkill, Pennsylvania and other…
A woman walks up a hill in Dingmans Ferry, 1897