Lockville Dam, Canal and Powerhouse is a historic dam, canal, and powerhouse located near Moncure, Chatham County, North Carolina. The dam was built in 1922 and replaced an earlier log dam built by the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company. The canal stone walls appear to date from the mid-1850s. The powerhouse was built in 1922, and is a simple brick and concrete structure resting on a massive stone foundation.[2]
Lockville Dam, Canal and Powerhouse | |
.jpg) Lockville Hydroelectric Plant, HAER Photo, March 1982 | |
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| Location | West of Moncure at Deep River and U.S. 1, near Moncure, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°37′10″N 79°05′45″W / 35.61944°N 79.09583°W |
| Area | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
| Built | c. 1850-1855, 1922 |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000305[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1984 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beth Thomas; Wilson Angeley & Brent Glass (March 1984). "Lockville Dam, Canal and Powerhouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
External links
edit- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NC-35, "Lockville Hydroelectric Plant, Deep River, 3.5 miles upstream from Haw River, Moncure, Chatham County, NC", 16 photos, 15 data pages, 1 photo caption page