Parked at Home: Featuring Amistad National Recreation Area

How do people confront challenges with the natural world?

In the 1800s, enterprising mill owners wanted a faster way to move their goods in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Their answer was the construction of a canal that stretched over 40 miles, from Providence to Worcester. Over a century later, people in Texas living near the Rio Grande had a very different challenge with water. To combat periods of droughts and flooding, they built the Amistad Dam. This talk will investigate two very different engineering challenges, from the Blackstone Canal to the creation of a massive reservoir and the making of Amistad National Recreation Area. Discover how these areas—both rich in history and aquatic recreation—have been transformed by feats of engineering.

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