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| Title: | Otter Creek: the changing vision of a Middlebury resource |
| Authors: | Eccleston, Duncan T. |
| Keywords: | Middlebury (Vt.)
Otter Creek (Vt.)
Rivers
History
Water-power
Vermont |
| Issue Date: | Apr-1995 |
| Abstract: | From early settlement, Middlebury residents have used Otter Creek
to improve their quality of life to the greatest possible extent. This work is an
attempt to trace the changing use of Otter Creek by Middlebury residents
through time, and it focuses on townspeople's evolving attitudes toward the
river as a resource. Unlike other resources, a buried vein of a precious
mineral, for instance, a river can be exploited for material and intangible
benefit in diverse ways. Careful examination of changing river use can
lend insight into the needs and perceptions of the users, as well as reflect
the trends of an era.
Certain themes, including public influence over the use of a shared
resource, competition over the river between different and similar uses,
and the use of creative conflict resolution surface repeatedly. Equally
interesting are changes that occurred over the entire period of study in the
identity of the river's chief beneficiaries, and the distribution of water
rights. The study of a single town's interactions with a river throughout its
history offers a unique perspective of the changing perceptions of a river as
a resource |
| Description: | Submitted in Partial fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in
the Department of History; Middlebury College |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10090/4521 |
| Appears in Collections: | Middlebury College History Theses
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