Caption: "Construction work on Dr. Sloop's second hydro-electric dam on the Linville River about 1920. This masonry dam replaced the original log dam built by Alex A. Johnson, 1912-13. Shown in this picture, left to right: Randall Pyatte (seated),...
Verso: "Dam in Linville River at Crossnore built by Dr. E. H. Sloop to furnish electricity to the community. Power house at right. Woman in picture is Mrs. Sloop"; In the twenties, Dr. Eustace Sloop ordered a 2,300 pound "dynamo" for a site at the...
Considered to be an outstanding engineering achievement, the Walters Dam was constructed in the late 1920's. The dam is 870 feet long, 180 feet high and 4 1/2 feet thick. With an operating head of 861 feet, the flood gates can discharge 60,000...
The South Yadkin River descending 18 feet at Pearson Falls at Cooleemee powered an antebellum rural industrial complex that included a gristmill, saw mill, and iron foundry that manufactured textile machinery. Later a 12-foot stone dam helped power...
Caption: "Dam 1938"; In the twenties, Dr. Eustace Sloop ordered a 2,300 pound "dynamo" for a site at the dam and sent the first electricity to the hill. Later, he would rewind the coils to produce alternating current.
