▁the ▁town . ▁" P rior ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁dam , ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁census ▁showed ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 0 8 ▁people ▁in ▁Little ▁F alls . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁the ▁population ▁more ▁than ▁quad ru ple d , ▁reaching ▁ 2 , 3 5 4 ▁people . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁it ▁had ▁grown ▁again , ▁more ▁than ▁dou bling ▁to ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 , 1 1 6 . ▁The ▁dam , ▁and ▁the ▁indust ries ▁it ▁attract ed , ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁factor ▁in ▁that ▁growth ." ▁▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁Little ▁F alls ▁dam , ▁this ▁one ▁made ▁of ▁concrete , ▁started ▁with ▁the ▁east ▁wing ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁wing ▁was ▁under way ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁The ▁dam , ▁including ▁a ▁new ▁power ▁house , ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁The ▁larger ▁additional ▁power ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁house ▁two ▁additional ▁gener ators , ▁with ▁a ▁third ▁generator ▁being ▁added ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Further ▁improvements ▁were ▁made ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁dam ▁raised ▁the ▁water ▁level ▁an ▁additional ▁four ▁and ▁half ▁feet . ▁This ▁sub mer ged ▁the ▁water ▁power ▁mill ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Little ▁El k ▁River , ▁about ▁one ▁mile