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Terminal Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO
Summary
Significance: It was an integral part of the Tacoma Project, an early hydroelectric development in southwest Colorado. The Project was constructed in the early 1900s to serve the needs of the mining operations in the Silverton district 50 miles to the north. It was designed, and financing raised by H.T. Henderson, who hoped to reduce the cost of mining operation by making power available more cheaply.
Survey number: HAER CO-15
Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1980 Demolished
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Henderson , H T
Colorado-Ute Electric Association Incorporated
Adams, J W
Mundee, A H
Animas Canal, Reservoir, Water, Power, & Investment Company
Animas Power & Water Company
Location
Tacoma, 37.21259, -107.76362
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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