Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 72, Rocky River (historical), Abbeville County, SC
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
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
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
Location
abbeville county, 34.18912, -82.47528
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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