A TRANSFORMATION FROM RUDIMENTARY TO EXEMPLARY –The Humble Beginnings of Hydroelectric Power In Collinsville, Connecticut
By Janet M. Conner PART I Antiquated water-powered gristmills, sawmills, and fulling mills were the forerunners to early manufactories using hydromechanical power, and later, hydroelectric power. The principles for generating power are similar. Both require a source of water, damming to control flow, channeling the water from a power canal into a headrace, which turned water wheels and turbines to create energy, and then expended water was expelled via a tailrace. A prime example of this is frozen in time…
