[ENVIRONMENTALISM - APPALACHIA] UPPER WEST FORK RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION

[Broadside] Not Wanted / the Stonewall Jackson Dam / Lewis County, West Virginia

N.p. [Weston?]: Upper West Fork River Watershet Association, N.d. [ca 1980]. Broadside, 11" x 8-1/2". Photocopied on standard copier bond. Old folds for mailing, else Fine.

Broadside/flyer expressing opposition to a major Army Corps of Engineers dam project in Lewis County, in north-central West Virginia. Cites the project's expense, the destruction of farmland and wildlife habitat it will cause, and notes that less expensive, more environmentally sensitive alternatives are available. Despite vocal local opposition, the Stonewall Jackson Dam was completed in 1986, displacing about 1,800 local residents.

Price: $45.00

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