- Read 10th anniversary press release by NRCM and its Kennebec Coalition partners
- Remarks by NRCM Executive Director Brownie Carson on 10th anniversary of Edwards Dam removal
- Brief history timeline of Edwards Dam
- Environmental, economic, and recreational benefits of removal of the Edwards Dam
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For the first time in more than 100 years, water flow freely past the site of the Edwards Dam on July 1, 1999. Ten years later, the river has been “reborn.”
Whatsthedampoint-Bates1-6-09 – article featuring NRCM board member Lynne Lewis, from Bates College Bates Magazine, January, 2009.
- Watch video from the 10th anniversary celebration.
- Learn more about the removal of the Edwards Dam and Kennebec River Restoration
Photos of Edwards Dam removal
(July 1, 1999)
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
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
