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Fall River (Farmington River)
Fall River may refer to: Places Canada *Fall River, Nova Scotia United States *Fall River, Massachusetts **Fall River station, a commuter rail station in Fall River, Massachusetts *Fall River, Kansas *Fall River County, South Dakota *Fall River, Tennessee, site of a National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Tennessee, National Register of Historic Places listing in Lawrence County, Tennessee *Fall River, Wisconsin Rivers Canada *Fall River (Ontario) United States *Fall River (Plumas County, California), a Lake Oroville source tributary *Fall River (Shasta County, California), a river tributary to the Pit River in Shasta County, California. *Fall River (Clear Creek County, Colorado), a tributary of Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado. *Fall River (Larimer County, Colorado), a tributary of the Big Thompson River in Larimer County, Colorado *Fall River (Henrys Fork tributary), a river in Yellowstone National Park and Idaho *Fall River (Fremont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall River, Nova Scotia
Fall River is a suburban community located in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It is located north-northeast of the Bedford Basin, northeast of Bedford and Lower Sackville and north of Waverley. Fall River's name is derived from a stream running between Miller Lake and Lake Thomas which had a waterfall. These falls supplied water power for several mills during the 19th century as well as a local electrical utility during the early 20th century. The waterfall was demolished in the late 1950s as a result of the construction of the Bicentennial Highway leading to Halifax; the waterfall was located where the 4-lane expressway currently runs up the hill from the crossing of Lake Thomas to the interchange with Highway 118 at Miller Lake. Hydro-electric power is now generated by a tunnel that carries the water from Miller Lake which once flowed through this stream and down the waterfall. Turbines produce electricity for the main grid, during peak p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
