Kennebec River Rail Trail Park, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, 04330, United StatesFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterThe Natural Resources Council of Maine, National Geographic's[3] Andrew Fahlund (an eyewitness), The Revelator[4] and Wikipedia[2] all date the removal to 1 July 1999.
Excavators breached the 1837 Edwards Dam in Augusta, Maine on 1 July 1999, the first removal of a hydroelectric dam by the federal government over the owner's objection.
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