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Title
Dam
,
Tuckaseegee
River
Creator
Greater Western North Carolina Association
Contributors
Inland Press (Asheville, N.C.)
Medium of Original
publications
Date of Original
1913
Dimensions
2.25
"
x
4
"
Description
In
1907
the
Jackson
County
,
N.C.
,
entrepreneur
and
industrialist
C.J
.
Harris
built
a
small
power
plant
near
his
Dillsboro
,
N.C.
,
home
in
order
to
generate
electricity
for his
personal
use
and
business
ventures
. He
subsequently
expanded
this
operation
by
having
a
dam
constructed
on the
Tuckasegee
River
at
Dillsboro
and
established
the
Dillsboro
&
Sylva
Electric
Company
to
sell
electricity
to the
public
and
local
municipalities
. The
company
was in
operation
by
1911
.
Subject
Appalachian Mountains -- Pictorial works
Time Period
1910s;
Location
Jackson County (N.C.)
Source Institution
Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection
Special Collections Books
Inventory Number
HL_F261I6p59m
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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