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Desecration of the Kennebec River -- Spring 2004

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For decades, gravel pit operators have chewed away the entire hillside along the river, but have usually left a tiny 'beauty strip' of trees along the river bank.

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In spring 2004, they decided destroying 99 percent of the river bank was not enough, and proceeded to destroy all of the river bank to procure a few extra bucket loads of gravel.

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