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Five Channels Hydro was completed in 1912 and was named for a nearby location on the Au Sable River where there were once five distinct river channels. The workers' camp built to support construction of the hydro was an early American example of incorporating worker safety and health provisions into construction site living, drawing heavily on lessons learned in the building of the Panama Canal.
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