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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), Dodge Hoilman, Burney Pyatte, & Mitt Pyatte."; 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.