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> entire villages would be eliminated Entire towns have been relocated for the greater good. Some examples are to build dams and reservoirs. Butler, Tennessee.
by TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
> entire villages would be eliminated
Entire towns have been relocated for the greater good. Some examples are to build dams and reservoirs. Butler, Tennessee. American Falls, Idaho.
Grand Coulee Dam forced the relocation of 3000 people.
So many others, like these:
https://www.uncharted101.com/the-submerged-towns-of-america/ https://www.uncharted101.com/the-submerged-towns-of-america/
- yellowapple 4y ago> Some examples are to build dams and reservoirs. Yeah, dams and reservoirs that obliterated not just those towns but any and all surrounding habitats - while also in many cases interfering with fish stocks/migration. "Greater good" indeed. Maybe we should be tearing down those dams before quibbling over a gravel road.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y ago> but any and all surrounding habitats They also created new habitats.
- yellowapple 4y agoFor some reason I doubt the creation v. destruction works out in the favor of dams.