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33-810: The dam was built in 1923 by the New England Power Company. Some 215 feet (66 m) high and 1,250 feet (380 m) long as its crest, it is one of ten hydroelectric dams impounding the Deerfield River . It was purchased from the TransCanada Corporation in 2017 by Great River Hydro LLC, which currently operates the facility. It is an earthen dam with a relatively unusual concrete "glory hole" (freestanding conical drain) spillway , similar to another example at Monticello Dam in California. Harriman Reservoir has

66-672: A Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1975. The Bardwell's Ferry Bridge is a 198-foot-long (60 m) pin-connected through truss, built in 1882 and spanning the Deerfield River between the towns of Shelburne and Conway in Franklin County. It is the longest single-span lenticular bridge in Massachusetts. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Activities on and around

99-592: A police station, which also patrols neighboring Monroe, as well as a fire station, a library connected to the regional library network, and a post office, all of which are located near the Town Hall at the center of town. The nearest hospital, North Adams Regional Hospital, is located in North Adams. On the state level, Rowe is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of

132-510: A prominent Boston merchant. The town of Rowe grew around mills on the river, but also had other industries, including sulfur , talc and soapstone mining. This was nowhere more evident than in the now abandoned settlement at the Davis Mine . In the late 1880s, with the addition of the railroad along the river, the area had become somewhat of a small resort town. But, by the advent of the 1900s, most industry had begun to dry up, leaving

165-484: A water surface area of 2,039 acres (825 ha), a maximum depth of 180 feet (55 m), and a gross storage capacity of 117,300 acre-feet (144.7 million cubic metres ). The dam and reservoir were named in recognition of utility executive Henry I. Harriman , a former president of the New England Power Company. 42°47′37″N 72°54′53″W  /  42.79360°N 72.91460°W  / 42.79360; -72.91460 Deerfield River Deerfield River

198-655: Is a private academy in neighboring Charlemont, and other private and religious schools in nearby North Adams . The nearest community college, Greenfield Community College , is located in Greenfield. The nearest state college is Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, and the nearest state university is the University of Massachusetts Amherst . The nearest private college is Williams College in Williamstown, with several others located southeast in

231-648: Is a river that runs for 76 miles (122 km) from southern Vermont through northwestern Massachusetts to the Connecticut River . The Deerfield River was historically influential in the settlement of western Franklin County, Massachusetts , and its namesake town . It is the Connecticut River's second-longest tributary in Massachusetts, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) shorter than Metropolitan Springfield's Westfield River . The river's confluence with

264-595: Is also an excellent trout fishery, great for fly fishing. Two sections between the Fife Brook dam and the Route 2 bridge are catch and release . There are 5 dams which control the majority of the river flow and allow selectable trout fishing through the year. Rowe, Massachusetts Rowe is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts , United States. The population was 424 at the 2020 census . Rowe

297-404: Is located on the river in the town of Florida, Massachusetts . It is a railroad tunnel, still in use, started in 1851 and completed in 1875. The Burleigh Rock Drill, one of the first pneumatic drills , was used in its construction. Construction also featured the first large-scale commercial use of nitroglycerine and electric blasting caps. The American Society of Civil Engineers made the tunnel

330-721: Is represented in the United States Senate by Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Ed Markey Rachel Lewis is the Rowe town nurse. Rowe's school system is a sub-system in the nine-town Mohawk Trail Regional School District, which serves much of western Franklin County. Town students attend the Rowe Elementary School from pre-kindergarten through sixth grades, and all students in the district attend Mohawk Trail Regional High School in Buckland . There

363-608: The Deerfield River , which is dammed near the Vermont border to form the Sherman Reservoir. The town has two other large bodies of water: the Upper Bear Swamp Reservoir and Pelham Lake, which feeds Pelham Brook, a tributary of the river. The town is hilly, with two main ridges on either side of Pelham Brook. Near the southwestern corner of town is Negus Mountain, along the western ridge, and along

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396-645: The Hoosac Tunnel passes through the southwestern corner of town, but the town is otherwise not served by rail, bus or air service. The nearest bus and small air service is in North Adams , the nearest Amtrak service is in Pittsfield , and the nearest national air service can be reached at Albany International Airport in New York . The following are locally known neighborhood/village areas within

429-732: The "Dryway" for class IV paddlers. There are several tributaries of the Deerfield River that provide excellent whitewater creek runs, including the class IV-V West Branch of the Deerfield in Readsboro, Vermont , the class V Dunbar Brook in Monroe, Massachusetts , the class V Pelham Brook in Rowe, Massachusetts, the class IV Cold River in Florida and Charlemont, Massachusetts , and the class III Chickley River in Hawley, Massachusetts . This

462-627: The Connecticut is in Greenfield, Massachusetts , downstream of Turners Falls ( 42°34′37″N 72°34′40″W  /  42.57708°N 72.57784°W  / 42.57708; -72.57784 ). The Deerfield is one of the most heavily dammed rivers in the country with, on average, a dam almost every 7 miles (11 km) for its entire length. In Shelburne Falls , the glacial potholes and the Bridge of Flowers are popular tourist attractions around

495-581: The Deerfield include whitewater kayaking , canoeing, tubing, fishing, swimming , and camping . A popular swimming area by the Stillwater Bridge in Deerfield has waterside cliffs up to forty feet high that swimmers jump from; this activity is tolerated but not condoned. There are two sections of the river for whitewater paddling: the Fife Brook section for class II and III paddlers, and

528-951: The First Franklin district, represented by Natalie Blais . In the Massachusetts Senate , the town is part of the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire district, represented by Paul W. Mark . The town is patrolled by the Second (Shelburne Falls) Station of Troop "B" of the Massachusetts State Police . On the national level, Rowe is represented in the United States House of Representatives as part of Massachusetts's 1st congressional district , and has been represented by Richard Neal of Springfield since January 2013. Massachusetts

561-551: The Northampton/Amherst area. The Rowe Center is a Unitarian Universalist organization that began in 1924. It offers a variety of summer camp options for youth, as well as adult workshops and spiritual retreats . The summer camp was founded by Reverend Anita Pickett in 1924 for young people. The Rowe Historical Society, located at 282 Zoar Road, operates the Kemp-McCarthy Museum. Information on

594-556: The Rowe town borders: At the 2000 census , there were 351 people, 154 households and 105 families residing in the town. By population, Rowe ranks 24th out of the 26 cities and towns in Franklin County, and 344th out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. The population density was 14.9 per square mile (5.8/km ), which ranks 24th in the county and 345th in the Commonwealth. There were 209 housing units at an average density of 8.9 per square mile (3.4/km ). The racial makeup of

627-558: The conclusion of NEGT's Chapter 11 bankruptcy and liquidation of the assets of the USGen subsidiary in 2005. In 1994, an agreement on relicensing the various dams with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Massachusetts and Vermont state authorities that regulate water quality led to comprehensive coordinated water release and power generation schedules to enable more recreational use of

660-493: The early 1970s in conjunction with the development of the Bear Swamp Pumped Storage facility. This facility acts as a battery for power generated during times of low demand. By using excess electricity to pump water to the top of the mountain, where a reservoir was created by building levees around an existing high swamp, energy is stored. When electrical demand is higher (usually midday or afternoon/evening)

693-417: The eastern ridge lies Todd Mountain and Adams Mountain, the highest point in town. Much of the land southeast of Pelham Lake is part of Pelham Lake Park, which extends to the mountains. There are also two small units of Monroe State Forest in town. Rowe is one of a handful of small towns in Massachusetts which has no state highways. (Nearly half of these towns are on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket , with

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726-571: The event that Yucca Mountain remains closed as a result of Harry Reid 's lobbying to keep the planned nuclear waste repository closed permanently. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 24.0 square miles (62.2 km ), of which 23.4 square miles (60.7 km ) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km ), or 2.41%, is water. Rowe lies along the northern border of Franklin County and Massachusetts, bordered by Windham County , Vermont , to

759-506: The majority of the rest in central and western Massachusetts.) The nearest state highways are Massachusetts Route 8A , which runs through neighboring Heath, and Route 2 (the Mohawk Trail ), which runs through Charlemont and Florida. The nearest expressway, Interstate 91 , passes through the center of the county, near the junction of the Deerfield River and the Connecticut River . A short section of railroad tracks leading westward to

792-415: The north and Berkshire County to the west. The town is bordered by Whitingham, Vermont , to the north, Heath to the east, Charlemont to the south, and Florida and Monroe to the west. Rowe is located 23 miles (37 km) west-northwest of Greenfield , 53 miles (85 km) north-northwest of Springfield , and 112 miles (180 km) west-northwest of Boston . Rowe lies along the eastern bank of

825-476: The river, with minimum water flow measures to mitigate the dam impact on riverine habitat. A 260-foot-tall (79 m) dam was proposed for the Stillwater section of the river in Deerfield in the mid to late twentieth century. Local opposition helped to defeat the proposal. Gardners Falls Deerfield #2 The hydroelectric development of the Deerfield River began in 1910 when the New England Power Company

858-544: The river. The great descent of the river of nearly 1,100 feet over 50 miles furnished water power at many places. Several streams nearly as large as the main river enter the Deerfield River from the north. Among its tributaries is the Green River . There are 10 dams on the Deerfield, owned by three different electric utilities: The various hydroelectric facilities were purchased from National Energy & Gas Transmission, Inc. (NEGT) subsidiary USGen New England, Inc. at

891-574: The town fairly rural until the 1950s. At that point, with the "baby boom" underway, Rowe became the site of Yankee Rowe Nuclear Power Station , the first nuclear power plant in New England, near the Sherman Dam along the Vermont border. The plant was in operation from 1960 to 1992, and the plant is now completely decommissioned, with the nuclear waste planned to be transported to Yucca Mountain's containment facilities, or another facility in

924-436: The town was 99.72% White , 0.28% from other races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population. There were 154 households, of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. Of all households 26.0% were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who

957-479: The water from the upper reservoir can be released through the turbines (which act as pumps in reverse) to meet demand. The third commercial nuclear reactor in the United States was built in the town of Rowe, Massachusetts , on the banks of the Deerfield River by Sherman Reservoir. Known as " Yankee Rowe ", it generated electricity for New England from 1960 to 1992. The eastern entrance of the Hoosac Tunnel

990-443: Was $ 41,944 and the median family income was $ 53,750. Males had a median income of $ 32,143 compared with $ 28,438 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 28,134. None of the families and 2.8% of the population were living below the poverty line , including no under-eighteens and 3.1% of those over 64. Rowe employs the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a three-person Board of Selectmen . The town has

1023-431: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.75. Of the population 19.7% were under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 36.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. The median household income

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1056-410: Was formed to acquire water rights on the Deerfield and construct dams. The largest dam, Harriman, was built in the early 1920s and has an unusual overflow structure known as the "Glory Hole." This structure is a funnel-like concrete tube that leads to a tunnel under the earthen dam and prevents high flows from overtopping the dam. The last dam built on the Deerfield was Fife Brook Dam, which was built in

1089-626: Was the site of fishing and foraging for local Native American tribes. The area was first visited by white settlers in 1744, and was the site of a fort to guard against raids. In 1762, the town lands were purchased by the Rev. Cornelius Jones, who named it "Myrifield" after the Greek word for "thousand". The town had enough settlers by 1785 to have it incorporated as a town, renamed by the Massachusetts General Court after John Rowe,

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