Trailhead South
Historic Site · North Carolina

Historic Dam Site

The stone ruins visible here are the remains of a hydroelectric generation station that produced the first electricity in Boone from 1915 to 1924. It served Appalachian Training School, now Appalachian State University, and 6 houses in Boone. The site sit

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