Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV
Summary
Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope drives to horizontal shaft generators. This plant is probably the last commercially operated rope-driven hydroelectric plant in the United States.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-16
Survey number: HAER WV-27
Tags
hydroelectric power plants
martinsburg
dam
hydroelectric
hydroelectric plant
potomac
potomac river
berkeley
berkeley county
energy generation
west virginia
historic american engineering record
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
industrial history
power generator
library of congress
power plants
electric power
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Martinsburg
,
39.45621, -77.96389
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html