Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BELLOWS FALLS â Dr. David Deaconâs recent presentation on âBellows Falls and the Raging Canal: A Social History of the Bellows Falls Canalâ is now available for viewing anytime by hopping on the Rockingham Library website, rockinghamlibrary.org, clicking âProgramsâ and selecting the first item in the drop-down menu: âWatch Bellows Falls and The Raging Canal.â Deaconâs talk describes the canal development, ending in 1927, and talks about the villageâs mercantile development and the period of the paper mills, complete with historic photos. Deacon moved to Bellows Falls in 1980 and graduated from Bellows Falls Union High School in 1981. He went on to Marlboro College and then to the University of North Carolina for a masterâs degree in folklore.