Talk:Mother Brook

Mother Brook was a Geography and places good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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References[edit]

This article needs to be annotated with references to support the facts, which I intend to do. Also might of interesting to add section on the conflict between mill owners on Mother Brook and those along the Charles River, over the flow diverted from Charles to Mother Brook. (Done 8/19/2006 Davidb0229 22:06, 20 August 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Dams[edit]

I do not think the change to the link to the Mass. DCR is correct. The safety of the dams on Mother Brook is only one aspect of the DCR's repsonsibility. Since they operate the facility for flood control, I think the correct office is not the one for dam safety, but for water reosurce management (whose web page indicates their reponsibility includes flood control). Link left as is for now.Davidb0229 03:28, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mill info[edit]

It would be nice to see more information about the mills that were built on Mother Brook. Location, type, years operated, etc. MarkinBoston 17:14, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article lacks information about at least one mill at the fourth privilege. Drawings from the Dedham Historical Society archive show buildings, raceways and water wheels on the left bank (east side) of the brook in the early 1900s, with the largest building labeled as a "handkerchief mill." The drawing shows three separate water wheels, presumably turbines at that time. But aside from that drawing, I have not found any text references to that mill, here or in other sources. --Davidb0229 (talk) 19:27, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

--Davidb0229 (talk) 19:27, 14 October 2021 (UTC)--Davidb0229 (talk) 19:27, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Map needed[edit]

Map Needed

-69.87.199.7 (talk) 14:06, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mill info and locations[edit]

I'm researching a building/area on Mother Brook. I am having trouble finding the locations of the old mills and would love to see some more Mill info (or notes as to where to find them). -kw —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.37.171.36 (talk) 17:07, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dramatic Ice-Breaking Helicopter Rescues, Etc[edit]

I am still chuckling about this article. It's a magnificent account of Dedham at its best! I thought I was reading a combination of The Dedham Transcript and The National Enquirer! I grew up in Dedham, graduated from local schools & universities and now reside permanently in Hong Kong. I felt very much at home reading about Mother Brook, the Privileges, the Mills and the Rescues. Surely we should commend the authors for their detailed accounts; but, honestly, as others have said, this article rambles shamelessly off-subject and tends to reflect the tone of a weekly supermarket hand-out. I was waiting to see when and where Johnny kissed Susie behind the Boston Envelope Company! Enjoyable, certainly. Wikipedia, probably not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.92.8.189 (talk) 02:57, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In 1633, the first water powered grist mill was established in Dorchester along the Neponset River at a dam he erected just about the tidal basin

Taken from the Origins section. And who is 'he?'

MarkinBoston (talk) 19:08, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]