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The establishment of the mill significantly transformed North Fork. By 1951, the population surged to over 2,000 people. [34] The mill emerged as a major employer, offering jobs to over 130 workers at peak times and contributing about $500,000 to the local economy annually. [35] Despite this economic boost, North Fork did not have a bank. [36]
Mill Creek is a 5.3-mile-long (8.5 km) [1] tributary stream of the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in Pendleton County, West Virginia.Mill Creek rises on the western flanks of North Fork Mountain (3412 feet/1040 m) and from there, flows north through Germany Valley.
It includes domestic and agricultural buildings, a historic archaeological site, as well as an early-20th century school, two late-19th century churches, and five mid- to late-19th century industrial resources including three standing mills, a tanyard site, and a brick kiln site. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...
The North Fork is currently home to more than 30 vineyards, many of which run tasting rooms for the public to sample and buy their wines. The first of the area's vineyards, Hargrave, was founded in 1973, and today continues as Castello De Borghese. [ 4 ]
North Fork Reservoir is a reservoir behind North Fork Dam, on the Clackamas River, upriver from Estacada. It is found at an elevation of 666 feet (203 m). It is found at an elevation of 666 feet (203 m).
North Fork Kentucky River is a river in Kentucky in the United States. [3] It is a fork of the Kentucky River that it joins just upstream of Beattyville . [ 3 ] It is nearly 148 miles (238 km) long with an average slope of 3.2 feet per mile (0.61 m/km), [ 1 ] and an overall basin size (at Jackson) of 1,101 square miles (2,850 km 2 ) [ 4 ]
The North Fork Dam also serves as a 15 MW, 40 GWh run-of-river hydroelectric project. [4] Lake Clementine was created when the construction of the dam was completed. The reservoir has a capacity of 14,700 acre-feet, and a surface area of 280 acres.
The Toutle River begins at the confluence of the North Fork Toutle River and the South Fork Toutle River near the community of Toutle. The forks originate on Mount St. Helens in Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, and flow generally west to form the main stem, which continues generally west, with significant north–south deviations.