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Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 72, Rocky River (historical), Abbeville County, SC

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Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 72, Rocky River (historical), Abbeville County, SC

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Summary

Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville with Public Works Administration funds in 1940. The two original S. Morgan Smith hydro turbines are still in operation. In 1946 the plant was enlarged and a Bush Sulzer diesel engine acquired to provide auxiliary power. The facility remains in operation today.
Survey number: HAER SC-5
Building/structure dates: 1933-1940 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1946 Subsequent Work

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Abbeville Water & Electric Plant Company
Pennell, James Roy
White, W H
Abbeville Power Company Incorporated
D.M. Rickenbacker Construction Company
Townsend, C P
Wideman & Singleton
Britton, John B
S. Morgan Smith Company
Woodward Governor Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Westinghouse Corporation
Bush Sulzer Brothers Company
Mark Brothers
Cary, Brian, transmitter
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Location

abbeville county34.18912, -82.47528
Google Map of 34.1891221, -82.4752757
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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