Lockville Dam, Canal and Powerhouse
Appearance
Lockville Dam, Canal and Powerhouse | |
![]() Lockville Hydroelectric Plant, HAER Photo, March 1982 | |
Location | West of Moncure at Deep River and U.S. 1, near Moncure, North Carolina |
---|---|
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 |
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]
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
Categories:
- Historic American Engineering Record in North Carolina
- Canals on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Industrial buildings completed in 1855
- Buildings and structures in Chatham County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Chatham County, North Carolina
- Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Research Triangle region, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- Chatham County, North Carolina geography stubs