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$3 Million or they'd destroy the dam

  • 7 hours ago
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A photo of Bill and Angi Kane, the owners of Jolly's Mill Pond Farm in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Bill & Angi Kane, owners of Jolly's Mill Pond Farm in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Picture a 1/8th mile-long earthen dam, hand-carved by the enslaved over 200 years ago, that once powered a working grist mill.


Now picture the state saying: bring this dam into modern compliance, or we'll breach it at your expense. The price tag of compliance, $3 million.


That's the story I share in “The Dam”, Part 2 of our FAQ audio series, the history of the dam and the community backlash that Bill and I never saw coming.


🎧 Listen to Part 2 now:  https://youtu.be/77Co_LgvT7k


And stick around for Part 3! This upcoming episode includes the heart of our mission, our unknown Black history.

 
 
 

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