Mother Brook
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Mother Brook is an historic man-made canal in Massachusetts that diverts water from the Charles River to the Neponset River and is considered one of the oldest industrial canals in the United States.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
historic waterway ⓘ man-made canal ⓘ |
| connectsFrom | Charles River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Neponset River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedBy | settlers of Dedham, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1639 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| flowsThrough | Dedham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsToward | Boston Harbor via the Neponset River ⓘ |
| governedBy | local water rights agreements in Dedham ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription | artificial channel linking the Charles and Neponset rivers ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringPurpose | increase water power available on the Neponset River ⓘ |
| hasFunction | diverts water from the Charles River to the Neponset River ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic industrial site ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
supporting cotton mills
ⓘ
supporting paper mills ⓘ supporting woolen mills ⓘ |
| hasMouthLocation | Neponset River in Hyde Park area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for its importance to local industry and settlement ⓘ |
| hasType | diversion canal ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
continuous industrial use over several centuries
ⓘ
early example of water power engineering in North America ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Charles River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neponset River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dedham, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ Norfolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| near | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
industrial power supply
ⓘ
water diversion ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the oldest industrial canals in the United States ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
grist milling
ⓘ
operating mills ⓘ sawmills ⓘ textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| waterDischarge | Neponset River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSource | Charles River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.