Lynx Creek Dam After 1891 Flood
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E. M. Jennings/Prescott, Arizona Unknown dam104pb.jpg DAM-104 B&W 1025-0104-0002 dam104pb Photo Card Print 5x7 Historic Photographs c. 1891 Reproduction requires permission. Digital images property of SHM Library & ArchivesDescription
A damaged portion of the Lynx Creek Dam after a flood in Lynx Creek in February of 1891. Preliminary work on the dam had begun in March 1890 and commenced in early February 1891. The dam was built by England-born Messrs. William Pedley and T. G. Barlow-Massicks. It was built of large masonry stone and two walls of Portland cement that was filled with lime concrete. The Lynx Creek Dam was built to serve placer mining efforts in the local area. The Dam had over 2,000 feet of flume and 1000 feet of sluice boxes. The dam washed was severely damaged and washed-out due to a flood in Lynx Creek just days after its completion in February of 1891.
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