TABLE OF CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM THE FOLLOW THE FALLS PROJECT TEAM............................................... 4
THE LEGACY OF DIZ CALLENDER....................................................................................... 6
OVERVIEW OF FALLS RIVER LANDSCAPE.......................................................................... 8
PRE-HISTORIC FALLS RIVER................................................................................................ 10
Where it All Began, A Geological Wonder
EARLY SETTLEMENT............................................................................................................. 14
Essex: A New Frontier
The Birth of Potapaug
EARLY INDUSTRY................................................................................................................. 18
A Hydropowered History
Progress at Falls River Cove
The Industrious Williams Family
Industry Expands at Falls River Cove
Williams Shipyard Joins West Indies Trade
SHIPYARD & SHIPBUILDING............................................................................................... 44
The Williams Family Builds a Shipyard
Why The Williams Shipyard?
Shipping Homes and Ships
Shaping a Shipyard
The Men Behind the Ships
The British Come for Williams Shipyard
POST-WILLIAMS FAMILY..................................................................................................... 58
Decline of Shipbuilding
The Flood That Changed the Falls River
Wesleyan Students Dig Up the Past
Undertaking an Archeological Dig
Safeguarding Diz’s Legacy
PHOTO CREDITS AND CONTRIBUTORS.............................................................................. 70
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