The Power of Water

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The Power of Water

• The Use of Water Resources for Industrial
  Development in the FL Region

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• How The Seneca River Transformed the Seneca Falls
  Region

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Flowing Water Provides Energy
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Mill Siteschannel energy over dam
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Example City Mill in Seneca Falls 1800s
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How is Power Made With Water?
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WaterwheelsUndershot Wheel
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Overshot Wheel
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Breast Wheel
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Tub Wheel
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Outward Flow Reaction Wheel
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Modern Turbine Hydroelectric
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Cowing Mill
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Rumsey Mill
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Navigation also a Challenge
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Canals Provide Easier Transportation
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Erie Canal Connection
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The Canal Today Recreational Boating
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Van Cleef Lake
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References

• River graphic scanned of Geography for
  Beginners 1864. University of North Carolina at
  Chapel Hill, 1999.
• Seneca Falls Historical Society
• Old Sturbridge Village