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Meadow Pond Dam

Alton, New HampshireBuildings and structures in Belknap County, New HampshireDam failures in the United StatesDams in New HampshireUnited States privately owned dams

Meadow Pond Dam was an earthen dam in Alton, New Hampshire, in the United States, that collapsed in 1996, causing a fatal flood.

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Meadow Pond Dam
Goodall Road,

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N 43.4575 ° E -71.2425 °
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Goodall Road

Goodall Road
03809
New Hampshire, United States
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