Santeetlah Dam
Dublin Core
Title
Santeetlah Dam
Subject
Dams
Industries
Lakes
Description
Santeetlah Dam was built for hydroelectric generation on the Cheoah River in Graham County, North Carolina. The Santeetlah Project, which began in 1925, was completed in 1928 by the Tallassee Power Company (now Tapoco). The reverse of the photograph is stamped "McLean's Fadeless Prints Knoxville Tenn." and written by hand "photo JJ Meyers." The picture is in the collection of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, an organization that formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924.
Creator
Meyers, J. J.
Source
Smoky Mountains Hiking Club Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1930-07-21
Contributor
McLean's Fadeless Prints
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
photographs
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
19745
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/19745
Date Created
2014-11-17
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN 37738;
Spatial Coverage
Graham County (N.C.)
Lake Santeetlah (N.C.)
North Carolina, Western
Extent
2 pages(pages)
3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America
Collection
Citation
Meyers, J. J., “Santeetlah Dam,” OAI, accessed May 4, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/19745.