Rivers are layered landscapes that represent how many communities have interacted with the land, natural resources, and one another. Shifting values regarding stewardship, control, extraction, and restoration have become physically represented in the environment through river shaping, both intentional and unintentional. The project’s focusing site Fishersville mill is situated on the Blackstone River watershed which has interwoven history of industry and nature. The Fishersville mill is an abandoned mill burned down in 1999. The fire released over 100 years’ worth of contaminants into the air, soil, and water.
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