Title
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, dikes were used to stabiliz
Date
11-1-1985
Volume Number
Number 26
Pages
12
Abstract
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, dikes were used to stabilize salt marshes, controlling their salinity to produce varying grades of hay. Dikes made salt marshes some of the most valuable land along the Maine coast. The last working dike in Maine was in Addison in 1946. Diagram shows how dikes were built and hay was harvested. Details.
Subjects
Dikes (Engineering)
Recommended Citation
Smith, David C., "In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, dikes were used to stabiliz" (1985). Maine News Index – Salt. 128.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_salt/128
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Source
Salt