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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former settlement
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ghost town ⓘ submerged settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithInfrastructure | Everett Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
displacement of rural New England communities
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flood control and land acquisition by federal government ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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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
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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
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flood control development in New Hampshire ⓘ |
| reasonForAbandonment | construction of Everett Dam ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned
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inundated ⓘ |
| submergedBy | Everett Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLoss | inundation due to reservoir creation ⓘ |
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Weare, New Hampshire, United States
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East Weare Village (submerged by Everett Dam)
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subject surface form:
Weare, New Hampshire