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Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex

Coordinates: 35°25′07″N 80°05′33″W / 35.41861°N 80.09250°W / 35.41861; -80.09250
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Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex
Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex is located in North Carolina
Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex
Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex is located in the United States
Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex
LocationYadkin River and SR 1704, Badin, North Carolina
Coordinates35°25′07″N 80°05′33″W / 35.41861°N 80.09250°W / 35.41861; -80.09250
Area72 acres (29 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
Built byJames W. Rickey
Architectural styleConcrete arch dam
MPSBadin MRA
NRHP reference No.83004001[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 12, 1983

Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex is a national historic district located at Badin, Stanly County, North Carolina. The district encompasses one contributing building and two contributing structures in the company town of Badin. The dam and power plant were built in 1917 by Alcoa to support the Badin plant. At the time of its completion, the Narrows Dam was the world's highest overflow type dam. The Narrows power plant is a one-story building nine bays wide with a gable roof and six-foot raised monitor roof.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Brent D. Glass and Pat Dickinson (May 1981). "Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved May 1, 2015.[permanent dead link]