An early power source Posted by Keith Curtis | Jan 15, 2016 | Wakefield News | 0 | THE MILL FALLS DAM on the Chocorua River in Chocorua Village, N.H., was first built in the late 1800s to power a sawmill. This was taken by Wakefield resident John Sofia on the last day of 2015. Published in the January 15, 2016 edition.