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POWERSITE DAM and Lake Taneycomo

bossApril 25, 2018April 21, 20180

Powersite Dam went into service in 1913 on the White River near Forsyth, Missouri, the first hydroelectric dam in Missouri….

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Henry Doherty, Powersite Dam and the Empire District Electric Company

bossJanuary 15, 20180

Harnessing the power of moving water for profit and community betterment has been an impulse for many an entrepreneur. On…

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TABLE ROCK BLUFF 1940S BEFORE THE DAM

bossOctober 10, 2017August 14, 20170

 Photo from Table Rock Bluff, 1940s.  Still no dam. Soon after the completion of Powersite Dam (1913) creating Lake Taneycomo,…

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WHITE RIVER FLOODING 1927

bossAugust 9, 20170

Although there are no big government dams on the James River, Table Rock Dam backs the lower James up almost…

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