Old Carbonton Dam
by Rick Nelson
Title
Old Carbonton Dam
Artist
Rick Nelson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
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This is the old Carbonton Dam in Sanford, NC. I actually stumbled across this place out driving while exploring areas of my state I haven't been to.
Carbonton is an unincorporated community in southwestern Chatham County, North Carolina, United States, along the Deep River. The community lies near the point where Chatham, Lee, and Moore counties come together. The community got its name from the local coal industry that thrived nearby until the early 20th century. A dam was erected on the Deep River in Carbonton in the early 1800s. In the 1920s the Carolina Power & Light Company established a hydroelectric plant at the dam, making it the first power plant in the Sandhills region. In 2005 the dam was removed to improve the river ecosystem, but the powerhouse was unaltered.
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January 27th, 2022
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