Exploring Ford's Folly Dam in Sudbury, MA. (Built-in 1923?)

[@ivywoodxrecords]

There are dikes like this in random wooded areas across the northeast and upper midwest. Old drainage structures for abandoned or un-realized damming of rivers downstream/re-routing of flowage etc. It is very interesting you will be walkingin the woods and come across this old structure and its just a forgotten project from a bygone era, almost reclaimed by nature but it calls out to humanity one last time before it disappears forever, back into the forest..

[@davidwayne68]

I agree and some older projects are so old they don't have any record. just saying

[@pattyg.6533]

Wow! Nice find, David. 🧱🧱🧱

[@davidwayne68]

Thanks Patty! That Lawrence parking garage you found looked interesting.

[@dougrennpferd904]

the mortar lines , the kurtis47 bowties and nodes ... I was skeptical til I saw the lines

[@kurtis47]

8:00 ☯️⌛️☯️👀🧱🧱🍻

[@cuicasqueeka3738]

The stalactites are calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate is a byproduct of the cementitious mortar’s or concrete’s carbonation process. Slightly acidic water (acid rain) seeps into the pore structure of the mortar or concrete and reacts with the calcium hydroxide that is a constituent of the mortar or concrete after the cement hydrates. The reaction results in the creation of water and calcium carbonate. When the water evaporates the calcium carbonate deposits remain. ❤

[@davidwayne68]

@@cuicasqueeka3738 thanks for your detailed explanation of the white goo as I’ve called it. I will def research what you explained. Cheers

[@NathanLarin]

There's a lot of really old,random rocks in those woods.Wonder if some of them were 8 paces apart?🤨

[@kurtis47]

Just incredible work…. thanks David 🙏🙏🧱🧱🍻

[@davidwayne68]

Your welcome Kurtis and same to you.

[@mrbeastfan7431]

Awesome lol ! Nice narrative 😂👍what a joke lol

[@NathanLarin]

🤙

[@gmpsandw]

Old world in 1923 but modern concrete, dude make up your mind.

[@comment6864]

I don't understand, why is there a damn when there's no water on either side?

[@davidwayne68]

Because it was supposedly shut down and never completed.

[@mrbeastfan7431]

🧱💚👍😂

[@JacquiBergenGleason]

Thanks for NOT walking across that bridge 🫣 Spooky seeing you stand at the bottom of that BLAIR BRIDGE PROJECT... Definitely got the ZAPP ⚡⚡⚡

[@davidwayne68]

Given the fact, I had to drive up and down a long winding road named "Brimstone" to get there. Yes, I wasn't falling for the bait.

[@hornsforever1]

What is he suggesting is damaged? And who is saying it's not? What's the conspiracy?

[@kurtis47]

8:00 ☯️⌛️☯️ 👈👀….. just sayin

[@josephostyn]

Love the old colonial village Mr. Ford built...the dam was doomed cuz the bedrock is porous. You pretend its some controllers though...good god

[@davidwayne68]

Within a few miles are 3 large dams: Sudbury, Ashland, and Hopkinton. But the bedrock was to porous for Mr. Ford. good god!

[@josephostyn]

@@davidwayne68 Modern dams vs colonial era dams...so stoopid

[@davidwayne68]

@@josephostyn thanks!