Visitors to the Lower Turitea Dam
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The Lower Turitea Dam was originally completed in 1907 but was raised to 50 feet in 1912. It was officially opened February 17, 1913. This enlarged dam remained in use until 1957 when a 100 ft high dam was constructed.
The correct spelling of the stream's name is Turitea (turi = water, tea = bright or clear). However, during the 1880s the Palmerston North Borough Council misspelled the name and the incorrect version (Tiritea) passed into common useage. In 1991, after the matter of correct spelling was raised by Rangitāne, the PNCC requested that the correct spelling be restored by the New Zealand Geographic Board.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Identifier
- 2025N_McLennan-Boman-S2_043286
- Archive
- McLennan Boman Papers
- Relation
- McLennan Boman Papers, Series 2
- Date
- 1937 to 1945
- Digitisation id
- 2025N_McLennan-Boman-S2_043286
- Format
- B&W negative
- Held in
- Community Archives
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Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone