Wilder Dam Project
Biography
Wilder Dam occupies the former site of Olcott Falls, a pair of natural falls which were over 650 feet long and 40 feet high. In 1810 a canal with locks was built on the New Hampshire side to allow canal boats and rafts to pass around the falls. The first dam across the Connecticut here was an 808-foot cribwork dam at the upper falls, built in 1882. A new concrete dam followed just downstream in 1927. Wilder Dam, built in 1950 three quarters of a mile below the cribwork dam, flooded both of the original dam sites. On April 19, 2017, Great River Hydro, LLC acquired all of TransCanada’s New England hydroelectric power portfolio, which included the Wilder Project. Its current federal operating license expired in 2018 along with those of Bellows Falls and Vernon Dams.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Wilder Dam Project records
The collection contains publications, clippings, and other printed material relating to the planning and licensing of Wilder Dam. Includes documents generated by the Bellows Falls Hydro-Electric Corporation, the Vermont Public Service Commission, the United States Federal Power Commission, and other agencies regarding hearings and findings for the project and licensing of the project.