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Moore Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Upper Connecticut River between Grafton County, New Hampshire and Caledonia County, Vermont in the northeastern United States. The dam is located near Littleton, New Hampshire, and forms the 3,490-acre (1,410 ha) Moore Reservoir. The Moore Station is the largest conventional hydroelectric plant in New England, in terms of installed capacity and average power generation. The dam and reservoir also provide flood control, recreational boating and fishing.
McIndoes Academy is a historic school building on Main Street in the McIndoe Falls village of Barnet, Vermont. Built in 1853, it is a prominent local example of Greek Revival architecture, serving as a local high school until 1969. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McIndoe Falls, Vermont
- ↑ Early Barnet. Chapter I. Pages 1-6. History of Barnet, Vermont, From the Outbreak of the French and Indian War to Present Time With Genealogical Records of Many Families. By Frederic Palmer Wells. Barnet History Association, Burlington, Vermont, Free Press Printing Co., 1923. Transcribed for Genealogy Trails by Nancy Piper. Accessed March 2021.
- ↑ McIndoes, Vt. from N.H. side. c1915. Barreuther, H. (Henry). Digital file from intermediary roll film copy. Library of Congress. Accessed March 2021.
- ↑ [https://shop.old-maps.com/vermont/towns/caledonia-co-vt-1875-town/barnet-west-barnet-norrisville-and-mcindoes-falls-villages-vermont-1875-old-town-map-reprint-caledonia-co/ Barnet, West Barnet, Norrisville, and McIndoes Falls Villages, Vermont 1875. Source Map - County Atlas of Caledonia, Vermont 1875 by F.W. Beers. Old Town Map Reprint. Accessed 20 March 2021.
- ↑ Vermont McIndoes Falls c1885 bar grid 1825-1893 2c Washington Banknote Bit re. Rare Two-Cent Washington Banknote Bit Stamp on Postal Envelope, addressed from C. H. Hosford, McIndoes Falls, Vermont, to Professor Thomas Martin, Burton, Vermont. c1885. Accessed 20 March 2021.
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