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Recent Examples of millraceAccording to the North Branford Land Conservation Trust, the dam and millrace in the area dates back to 1761 and over its history was used to power a lumber mill, cider mill, grist mill and a factory that produced ax handles.—Peter Marteka, courant.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Resident parrots, monkeys, and sea turtles delight guests, while the beach, multiple swimming pools, and a series of freshwater canals, traversable by boat, provide non-stop activity options.
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Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
An unoccupied personal watercraft was later found in a Kendall canal, according to FWC.
Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.
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Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
The largest share of water consumed throughout San Diego County is imported by aqueducts from outside the county.
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Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
Perched beside the River Wye, The Woodyard is a charming riverside restaurant—housed in a former 1810 marble works—its glass floor revealing the old millstream trickling below.
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Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
One of them is recorded in the Domesday Book, which was written in 1086, and pieces of a Roman millstone have recently been found in the bed of the millstream.
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Laura Euler for Dirt.com,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2021
Guests fill their days with fishing on Watt Bar Lake, discovering the 8 miles of walking trails, paddleboarding, and playing tennis, but there’s also the option to stay put, taking in the views of the waterway and general greenery from the front porch of the farmhouse.
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Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
Debris pollutes waterways, cooking fires may spread, and the District Attorney’s Office has repeatedly documented how homeless residents are more likely to be victims of crime.
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Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
More adventurous canyoneering trips, like Eye of the Needle, feature multiple rappels up to 200 feet in a flowing watercourse and an ascent back from the canyon floor using steel cables in the sandstone.
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Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
That episode led to the diversion of the Turia watercourse, which meant that a large part of the city was spared of these floods.
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Teresa Medrano,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 Nov. 2024
Along the way, the trucks pull up to high-profile spots including a NASCAR raceway, a busy beach boardwalk and even a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.
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Moná Thomas,
People.com,
31 July 2025
Hosted by celebrity chef Tyler Florence, the race begins in Savannah, Georgia, and heads up the East Coast visiting landmark locations, including a NASCAR raceway along an eight-city route.
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