East Weare Village (submerged by Everett Dam)

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East Weare Village (submerged by Everett Dam) was a former settlement in Weare, New Hampshire that was flooded and abandoned following the construction of Everett Dam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former settlement
ghost town
submerged settlement
associatedWithInfrastructure Everett Dam NERFINISHED
associatedWithOrganization U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme displacement of rural New England communities
flood control and land acquisition by federal government
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentCondition largely underwater during high pool levels
currentUseOfArea flood storage area managed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
event village flooded and abandoned after completion of Everett Dam
floodedBy Everett Dam reservoir NERFINISHED
formerSettlementOf Town of Weare NERFINISHED
governedByBeforeAbandonment Town government of Weare, New Hampshire
hasAlternativeName East Weare NERFINISHED
hasCause flood-control project on the Piscataquog River
hasFormerFunction local service center for eastern Weare
residential community
hasGeographicCharacteristic situated in a valley suitable for reservoir storage
hasHistoricalSignificance example of mid-20th-century community relocation for flood control
hasName East Weare Village NERFINISHED
hasRemnants foundations and road traces visible at low water levels
heritageType lost community
historicalEvent displacement of residents for dam and reservoir construction
locatedIn Hillsborough County, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Weare, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory State of New Hampshire NERFINISHED
locatedInProjectAreaOf Hopkinton-Everett Lakes flood control project NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Everett Lake flood storage area NERFINISHED
locatedInRiverBasin Piscataquog River basin NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Piscataquog River NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Concord, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
locatedWestOf Manchester, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
locatedWithin Everett Lake flood control area NERFINISHED
notableFor being a New Hampshire village intentionally flooded for a federal dam project
partOf rural communities of southern New Hampshire
partOfHistoryOf Weare, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
flood control development in New Hampshire
reasonForAbandonment construction of Everett Dam
status abandoned
inundated
submergedBy Everett Dam NERFINISHED
typeOfLoss inundation due to reservoir creation

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Weare, New Hampshire, United States hasHistoricStructure East Weare Village (submerged by Everett Dam)
subject surface form: Weare, New Hampshire