The Army Corp flood control dam in Franklin floods a village area in the town of Hill. In the summer you can (usually, but I wouldn't try it this year) walk or mountian bike through the area. I thought it was a liitle surreal the last time I was there because the main road was still there with driveways and stone walls surrounding what were once front yards with an occasional apple tree or other large shade tree but there were no houses. In the spring when they close the dam it can be under 60 ft of water or more. There were paint marks identifying highwater lines and dates on tree trunks as you headed down into the old village area.
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