Controversy on the Delaware: A Look Upstream at the Tocks Island Dam Project
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Controversy on the Delaware: A Look Upstream at the Tocks Island Dam Project is a video documentary
that investigates the Tocks Island
Dam Project, a plan proposed in 1965 for the United States Army Corps of Engineers
to build a dam across the Delaware River
six miles upstream from the Delaware Water Gap
. The project fell through after the government had seized land from hundreds of residents, and the area is now preserved as the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
.
The documentary was first premiered at the regional National History Day competition in March 2006 at Pennsylvania State University
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre campus, where it received first place for a senior group documentary. It advanced to the state competition for National History Day in Pennsylvania in May 2006. The documentary was screened at the October 2006 Black Bear Film Festival in Milford. It was honored one of the top 25 "Save our History" documentaries in the nation by the History Channel. Controversy on the Delaware has been shown to many audiences across the region and has sold over 250 copies on DVD
.
The video was produced, directed, and written by Ryan Balton, Brett Fuchs, and Nick Troiano, three graduates of Delaware Valley High School
.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
that investigates the Tocks Island
Tocks Island
Tocks Island, located upstream from Delaware Water Gap in the Delaware River was the controversial site of a dam, proposed in the 1950s, which would have created a 37-mile long lake between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with depths of up to 140 feet...
Dam Project, a plan proposed in 1965 for the United States Army Corps of Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency...
to build a dam across the Delaware River
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
six miles upstream from the Delaware Water Gap
Delaware Water Gap
The Delaware Water Gap is on the border of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains...
. The project fell through after the government had seized land from hundreds of residents, and the area is now preserved as the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, preserves almost of land along the Delaware River's New Jersey and Pennsylvania shores, stretching from the Delaware Water Gap northward almost to the New York state line...
.
The documentary was first premiered at the regional National History Day competition in March 2006 at Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre campus, where it received first place for a senior group documentary. It advanced to the state competition for National History Day in Pennsylvania in May 2006. The documentary was screened at the October 2006 Black Bear Film Festival in Milford. It was honored one of the top 25 "Save our History" documentaries in the nation by the History Channel. Controversy on the Delaware has been shown to many audiences across the region and has sold over 250 copies on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
.
The video was produced, directed, and written by Ryan Balton, Brett Fuchs, and Nick Troiano, three graduates of Delaware Valley High School
Delaware Valley High School
Delaware Valley High School in Milford, Pennsylvania, is the high school that serves grades 9-12 in the greater part of Pike County. As of 2010 it serves some 1989 students. The school is operated by the Delaware Valley School District.- Overview :...
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