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Lake Norman & Cowans Ford Dam

Aerial view of Lake Norman and Cowans Ford Dam. The mile-long hydro-electric dam was built by Duke Power, today Duke Energy. Lake Norman is the largest man-made lake in North Carolina. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Asheville Postcard and Pennant Company

Mountain Island Dam

The Mountain Island Dam and Power Plant as it appeared around 1925.

ID Number: H_2000_01_258_28

Image Year: 1925

Physical Description: 8x10 glossy

Category: Hornet's Nest

Format: Black and White

Image Negative: 1

Print: 1

Donor: Mary Boyer

Copyright: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Publisher: Unknown

Photographer: George Ivey