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Orra White Hitchcock's Landscapes

"Turners Falls", 1833, 8 1/8 in x 10 5/16 in. Image courtesy of Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association/Memorial Hall Museum.

About this Image

A view of the Connecticut River at the town of Turners Falls. After a dam was built at this site in 1798, many fossils were revealed in the rocks exposed by the diverted river.