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Lakes and Dams
Beginning in 1911 with the dam at Tallulah Falls and continuing until 1925 with the completion of the Terrora Hydro Plant, Georgia Power built a series of four dams in Rabun County on the Tallulah River. The accompanying hydroelectric plants are still in operation today. Not only did the reservoirs created completely change the landscape of Rabun County, but other consequences include the death of a town and the birth of several hundred jobs in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Click thumbnail to enlarge and read more information about each image.
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Bridge across the Tallulah River, 1905
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Burton Dam under construction, 1918
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Filling Lake Burton
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Mathis Dam Construction, 1913
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Tunnel from Mathis Dam to Power Plant, 1924
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Terrora Hydro Plant Site, 1924
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Worker Shacks at Terrora, 1924
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Terrora Negro Village, 1924
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Nacoochee Construction Site, February 1927
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Interior of the Hydro Plant at Nacoochee Dam
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Tallulah Dam and Lake
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Power Plant at Tallulah Falls, 1937
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Incline Railroad for Power Plant Workers
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Mathis Dam
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Logging in Burton
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Sherman Trusty home in 1913
