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Warrior Ridge Dam

Downstream Face of Dam and Tailrace, Looking Southwest - Warrior Ridge Dam, Spanning Frankstown Branch of Juniata River, Petersburg, Huntingdon County, PA
Downstream Face of Dam and Tailrace, Looking Southwest - Warrior Ridge Dam, Spanning Frankstown Branch of Juniata River, Petersburg, Huntingdon County, PALibrary of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record. No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government. pa3237.photos.358673p

The dam spans the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River at Petersburg. The engineering record photographed it from downstream, looking southwest across the face of the dam and the tailrace.

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  1. Library of Congress, pa3237.photos.358673p: DOWNSTREAM FACE OF DAM AND TAILRACE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST - Warrior Ridge Dam, Spanning Frankstown Branch of Juniata River, Petersburg, Huntingdon County

Checked 2026-09-01 · Library of Congress HABS/HAER survey

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