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to build a hydroelectric dam and reservoir on the
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Boundaries of
Analysis: an Inquiry Into the Tocks Island Dam Controversy.
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Damming the
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392:(1976); Albert, Richard C.
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683:Delaware Water Gap station
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287:and its main tributaries
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267:near Flatbrookville in
227:Restricted access roads
555:Pahaquarry Copper Mine
513:Foster–Armstrong House
468:Dingman's Ferry Bridge
245:physiographic province
708:Marie Zimmermann Farm
360:Unearthing New Jersey
330:Geology of New Jersey
305:National Park Service
300:controversial project
261:Port Jervis, New York
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584:Flat Brook
500:New Jersey
490:Waterfalls
346:References
285:Flat Brook
253:New Jersey
718:Nyce Farm
535:Millbrook
259:south of
212:Dendritic
95:Geography
47:Elevation
658:Bushkill
478:Minisink
319:See also
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219:Climbing
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189:Geology
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