Wednesday marks 29 years since the Meadow Pond Dam in Alton failed, nearly washing away an entire neighborhood.

At about 1 o'clock on Saturday morning the dam broke, the water rushing down the narrow steep canon in a solid body eighty feet high. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

TONS OF TOXIC SEDIMENT IS BURIED BEHIND THE OLD CONESTEE DAM IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, AND FOR YEARS IT HAS CREATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN THE UPSTATE. TODAY, CREWS BROKE GROUND ON ITS REPLACEMENT ...