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The Ghost Town Beneath Flagstaff Lake (Maine)

2021/11/1

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Duluth Everard Wing

Fred McDonald

Galen Jeep Wilcox

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Rev. Arthur R. McDougall

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Kylie Lowe: 本集讲述了缅因州Flagstaff和Dead River两个村庄在1949年被水淹没的历史事件。这两个村庄为了纪念即将被水淹没而举办了最后一次“老家日”庆祝活动。经过多年的规划、立法、拆迁、砍伐、法律诉讼、人为纵火和财产搬运后，一场洪水淹没了这两个小镇，将它们从缅因州的地图上抹去。事件起因于中央缅因电力公司为了控制肯尼贝克河的流量，扩大电力供应和获取，计划在Dead River上建造Long Falls大坝。尽管立法者Percival Baxter进行了抗争，但最终未能阻止Flagstaff种植园的命运，因为判决赋予了中央缅因电力公司征用权。建坝后，水流会淹没Flagstaff种植园，导致整个村庄被淹没。在被淹没之前，Flagstaff村庄是一个拥有家庭、房屋、企业和服务的完整社区，并非中央缅因电力公司开始行动时就已经衰败。从1930年开始，律师们陆续来到Flagstaff村庄，开始实施长达十多年的计划，逐步地、有目的地收购房屋。房屋业主可以选择出售房屋、搬迁房屋或原地等待。第一批居民接受了补偿并搬迁，许多人离开了世代居住的地区。搬迁墓地是一个有争议的问题，尤其是一些没有棺材的遗体。为了建造水库，数千英亩的土地被清理，任何突出于湖面的东西都被清除。为了清理土地，人们被鼓励使用火烧的方式，导致许多房屋在居民搬迁前就被烧毁。1949年7月4日，“老家日”庆祝活动是Flagstaff和Dead River居民最后一次聚会。如今，Flagstaff湖已成为户外爱好者的休闲胜地，但水下隐藏着曾经的城镇痕迹。 Duluth Everard Wing: 讲述了在Flagstaff小镇居民之间紧密联系的生活，以及小镇只有一个产业：Harry Bryant的桦树磨坊，它也通过涡轮机为村庄供电，居民们根据发电情况来安排生活作息的细节。 Rev. Arthur R. McDougall: 在1949年“老家日”庆祝活动上发表了演讲，表达了对Flagstaff村庄的怀念。 Fred McDonald: 报道说，由于大火，该地区没有野生动物。 Galen Jeep Wilcox: 写了一首关于Flagstaff村庄命运的诗歌，表达了他对家乡被淹没的悲伤和无奈，以及对征用权的不满。 Pete Lang Stanton, Chloe Prosinios, Roger Smith: 解释了搬迁的选择实际上并非真正的选择，这是征用权的运作方式。

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The villages of Flagstaff and Dead River held their last celebration before being submerged due to a planned flood, orchestrated through years of planning and relocation efforts.

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On July 4, 1949, the villages of Flagstaff and Dead River came together, with current residents and past, for a celebration that they called Old Home Days. They knew a celebration like this would never happen again, because the little villages of Flagstaff and Dead River were about to die.

Years of methodical planning and legislative action, of deconstruction and relocation and clear cutting, of door-knockings from lawyers, of man-made fires and packed trucks filled with personal possessions finally culminated in a flood that would drown the small towns, effectively erasing them from the map of Maine forever.

This is The Day Dead River Died: The Ghost Town Beneath Flagstaff Lake.

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