Pea River Power Company Hydroelectric Facility

The Pea River Power Company Hydroelectric Facility, on the Pea River in Coffee County, Alabama, near Elba, Alabama, was built in 1911. The listing includes one contributing building and one contributing structure.[1]

Pea River Power Company Hydroelectric Facility
Location in Alabama
Location in United States
LocationSouth of Elba, Alabama
Coordinates31°21′47″N 86°05′40″W
Area27.9 acres (11.3 ha)
Built1911
NRHP reference No.84000602[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 1, 1984

It is significant as "one of the earliest private ventures (1911-1914) in Alabama of the use of waterpower to produce electrical power and transmit it by high voltage lines to more than one destination", in this case to Troy, Alabama, 30 miles (48 km) away, and other locations not adjacent to the site.[2]

Also, "Along with two other hydroelectric facilities, both completed in 1930 and still in operation, the Elba facility was one of the original hydroelectric generating facilities owned by the Alabama Electric Cooperative. The A.E.C., which began operation in 1944 with aid from the Rural Electric Administration, was the driving force behind the electrification of central and south Alabama."[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. William M. Towns; Michael Bailey (March 10, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Pea River Power Company's Hydroelectric Facility / The Elba Hydroelectric Dam Project". National Park Service. Retrieved October 30, 2019. With accompanying six photos from 1980


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