The Lake Carnegie Dam

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T20:53:09Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T20:53:09Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-07
dc.descriptionPrior to the construction of the lake, Princeton's varsity crew rowed on the narrow Delaware and Raritan Canal, sharing the busy waterway with commercial shipping. The team had discussed their desire to construct a lake in Princeton, but no plans were ever developed. In 1902, one of the team's former members, Howard Russell Butler, class of 1876 was asked to paint a portrait of noted philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. While sitting for Butler, Carnegie discussed the many lochs he had built in his native Scotland. Butler relayed the plans he and his teammates had discussed previously to Carnegie, who took an immediate interest in the project. Carnegie visited the university campus to view the construction site, and soon after authorized Butler to begin construction. In 1903, a group of Princeton alumni began purchasing farmland that occupied areas of the projected basin. They, in turn, sold this land to Carnegie. This was done in order to avoid arousing the suspicions of local residents, and to allow Carnegie to purchase the land for the lowest possible price. By 1905, the needed land was purchased and the work of clearing the area and constructing the bridges and dam began
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/121993
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dc.subjectThe Lake Carnegie Dam
dc.subjectAndrew Carnegie
dc.subjectLake Carnegie
dc.subjectLake Carnegie Historic District
dc.subjectU.S. National Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectU.S. Historic district
dc.subjectNew Jersey Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectMillstone River
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectPrinceton
dc.subjectMercer County
dc.subjectBorough of Princeton
dc.subjectThe Delaware Region
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.subjectThe Raritan Valley Region
dc.titleThe Lake Carnegie Dam

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