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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 dam and sent the first electricity to the hill. Later, they would rewind the coils to produce alternating current.

Title
The Sloops View The Dam
Date (Text)
December 17, 1952
Date
1952-12-17
Geographic Coverage
Crossnore (N.C.)
Avery County (N.C.)
Subject (Images)
Subject (Name)
Type
Image
Format
Black-and-white photographs
Photographs
Dimensions
21 x 25 cm.
Standard Rights Statement
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Contributing Institution
Contact Information
The Crossnore School | www.CrossnoreSchool.org | info@CrossnoreSchool.org
Digital Collection
Images of North Carolina
Accessibility Statement
Archival Content: this is a digital surrogate of an item that was created before April 26, 2027. It is presented here for research, reference or recordkeeping. For help accessing this material, please visit https://www.digitalnc.org/about/policies/accessibility/

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