Title
Generating a better life for future generations
Title (generic)
Newspaper
Generating a better life for future generations: History of water power in Lawrence, MA. Article prompted by the construction of a 23.4 million dollar project which included a hydroelectric power plant and fish ladder. Site is at existing Essex Company Dam on the Merrimack River and is to generate power by 1981. The article states, " The plant will cause no environmental problems in the area. In fact, the fishway will help anadromous fish - fish that must swim upstream to spawn- return to the Merrimack." Article includes sketches, history and plans.
Material for the special section was compiled and edited by Jack freeman of the Editorial Department, with much assistance from Phil Pelletier of the Retail Advertising Department
publication place: Lawrence, MA
Publisher
Lawrence Eagle Tribune
Irish Library/David Burke/