Rappahannock
flows through
breached dam
After an incomplete initial blast, the Embrey Dam
was breached today. The second explosion shook houses in downtown Fredericksburg
and sent a wave of muddy water rushing down the Rappahannock River.
• Now that Fredericksburg's Embrey Dam is breached, the formidable job of dismantling the rest of the massive concrete structure begins.
• Blasts more successful than first thought
• The first one was a bust, but the second one was a real blast.
• Choppers had best view of dam's breach
• Environmentalists, politicians rejoice
• Crowd had a couple reasons to turn out for E-Day party
• Few problems seen on roads
• Blast scene, on big screen
• Editorial: What a blast!
• Click here to read the latest stories on the dam's demise.
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Army divers: Meet the behind-the-scenes soldiers whose grunt work makes the breach possible.
History
When was the dam built and why?
• Click here for a time line of the dam from 1854 to present.
Discussion
• FredTalk: Talk about the demolition of the dam in our online discussion forum
"It's really rare in environmental work to have the fruits of long labor come to fruition in one moment and that's really what's happened here with this explosion."
John Tippett, Friends of the Rappahannock
Special Prices on Embrey Dam photos
Relive the drama of E-Day as well as the Embrey Dam's history through
specially-priced photographs now available for purchase. Click here to view
an online gallery of selected images as well as an order form. For further
information, contact Photo Sales at 540-374-5000, ext. 5658.
Newspaper editions
Get a piece of local history. The Free Lance-Star has packs of five days' newspaper coverage of the dam demolition that are avilable for purchase. You can choose to have these five papers delivered to you for $3.25 plus $1 for shipping and handling. To order, call Subscriber Services at 540-374-5002.
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fredericksburg.com video
• "The changing Rappahannock"
• "Today is the day the river runs free"
• See aerial video of the second blast.
• Army divers prepare dam for demolition.
• Divers worked through the night to prepare for today's blast.
• Day 1: Preparations.
 Images
Take at look at how the dam looked years ago right up to the present.
• Click here to see historical and newspaper photos in a slide show. (Best viewed in Netscape or IE on PCs; or in Netscape on Macs.)
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