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A History Of The Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project, Theodore C. Holmes

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Author's abstract: The alternate rise and fall of the level of the seas and oceans, the tide, has interested men for centuries. Although utilized to a small extent in past years, chiefly in the form of tide mills, the tides have never been harnessed on a large scale. The idea has been studied in several countries. In the United States, the only large-scale tidal power proposal is the Passamaquoddy project at Eastport, Maine.

The late Dexter P. Cooper, an engineer, is usually given credit for the invention of the Passamaquoddy project. He became interested in the idea in the 1920's, …