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10th Anniversary of Removal of Edwards Dam on the Kennebec

June 30, 2009

Photos of Edwards Dam removal
(July 1, 1999)

Brownie Carson, NRCM executive director, speaking to the crowd gathered to watch dam breach
Brownie Carson, NRCM executive director, speaking to the crowd gathered to watch dam breach
Crowd gathered on banks of Kennebec River for historic dam removal
Crowd gathered on banks of Kennebec River for historic dam removal
Fishing during the morning of the removal. (far left - Terry Garcia, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for oceans and atmosphere, U.S. Department of Commerce; second from left - former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt; middle - former Governor Angus King)
Fishing during the morning of the removal. (far left – Terry Garcia, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for oceans and atmosphere, U.S. Department of Commerce; second from left – former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt; middle – former Governor Angus King)
First water flows through breached Edwards Dam on July 1, 1999
First water flows through breached Edwards Dam on July 1, 1999