John Bond Swasey redirected the flow into a 600-foot canal and consolidated waterfall (construction 1816-1818) which greatly improved the amount of waterpower available, allowing further industrialization of the village.
dʒˈɑːn bˈɑːnd swˈɑːsi ɹˌiːdᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ðə flˈoʊ ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪdfˈʊt kənˈæl ænd kənsˈɑːlᵻdˌeɪɾᵻd wˈɔːɾɚfˌɔːl kənstɹˈʌkʃən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn wˌɪtʃ ɡɹˈeɪtli ɪmpɹˈuːvd ðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv wˈɔːɾɚpˌaʊɚɹ ɐvˈeɪləbəl, ɐlˈaʊɪŋ fˈɜːðɚɹ ɪndˌʌstɹɪəlᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌvðə vˈɪlɪdʒ.