Repairing Southern Power Company's Dam After Flood of July 16, 1916

“Repairing Damage at Big Power Plant,” from the front page of the Hickory Daily Record, Sept. 25, 1916

The work of repairing the great damage done to the Southern Power Company’s great dam and power plant on the Catawba is proceeding rapidly, and the huge task will be pushed by the large number of men on the works. Thirty electricians were brought here three weeks ago to overhaul the machinery and scores of laborers were set to work repairing the dam and extending it to cover that part washed out by the flood of July 16.