The Lower Pelzer Dam was built in 1894 and was installed 3 large GE turbines. They produced 3,300 volts of electricity for the Pelzer Mills upstream on the Slauda River. Eelctricity ran 2 5/8 miles to the mills. CD 245s were used on the line. Posted by permission of Bill Cunningham, former Pelzer Village Crew worker.

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Learn more about the history of early hydroelectric in South Carolina.

Portman Shoals 1897: [id=340212432] Berry Shoals 1900: [id=330110326] Holiday Shoals 1905: [id=332438399] Ninety-Nine Islands 1909 [id=358895213]