Carroll County Chronicles Fall 2020

Sketch of the Dam and Power House

Within a week; water was backed up to the old Grayson Pike and began to flow through the raceway to the generator. Soon, it began to produce electricity, lighting the single bulb suspended over Main Street which proved the concept would work. Numerous modern-thinking people immediately contracted to have their homes wired and home-grown electricians, such as Daniel Allen (nephew to Sidna and Floyd Allen of courthouse tragedy fame) were kept busy installing the old-f ashioned “knob and tube” wiring in houses.

The single-bulb fixture over Main Street

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