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Local History - Swansea Dam From Swansea Cable Access Television, November 30th, 2016 The following images and local history were graciously provided by John Ploude, grandson of Alfred Damas who rebuilt the Swansea Dam around 1957. The dam was originally constructed around 1906.
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Town History
Meet Alfred Damas from Somerset, MA. Alfred was born in 1906. He had a 200 acre farm that went from the top of Whetstone Hill Road down to
the banks of the Taunton River. Unfortunately he lost it all in the depression. He later moved to Read Street in Somerset where he lived
out the rest of his life. He worked for Montaup Electric. And he built the Swansea Dam, as we know it today, with his bare hands and the help of a few others. Alfred passed away in 1976.
