Mill Talk: Mother Brook—The evolution of industry along the country’s oldest power canal

Excavated between 1639 and 1641, the Mother Brook canal in Dedham is arguably the oldest power canal in North America. The waterway connects the Charles and the Neponset Rivers by way of an inland spring-fed brook.

Join us at the Charles River Museum for a discussion of the industrial uses of the canal and East Dedham’s evolution into a powerhouse of textile production. Presented by Judy Neiswander, Ph.D., author of “Mother Brook and the Mills of East Dedham.”

Free to the public but registration required.