Red Rock Falls Hydro Dam, North of Iron Bridge, 1960
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- This color postcard is a shot of the Red Rock Falls Hydro Dam. It shows the large concrete spillway as well as large rock fragments on the right bank of the river.
- Notes
- The construction for the Red Rock Hydro Dam began in 1959 in response to the need for more power after the discovery of Uranium in Elliott Lake. Red Rock was built in response to the demand from the mines, cost approximately $17 million and employed 550 people at some points in time.
- Date of Original
- Summer 1960
- Dimensions
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Width: 5.5 in
Height: 3.25 in
- Subject(s)
- Collection
- Local History
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 46.3112318646313 Longitude: -83.2848500744629
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Huron Shores MuseumEmail:thessalonlib@hotmail.com
Agency street/mail address:1 James St. P.O. Box 460
Iron Bridge, ON P0R 1H0
