This photograph shows the Catawba Power Company dam during the height of the Great Flood of July 1916, probably on July 17. The flood waters completely covered the dam, and a whirlpool is visible over the eastern portion of the dam which had given way. This photograph was taken from the Fort Mill side of the river.

This photograph was taken during the height of the Great Flood of July 1916, probably on July 17. It shows the Catawba Power Company dam as seen from the Fort Mill side of the river, completely submerged by the flood waters. The powerhouse is visible across the river, about half submerged. The east side of the dam gave way and was destroyed, resulting in the whirlpool in the foreground of the photo.

This photograph shows a group of railroad passengers preparing to cross the Catawba River from the Fort Mill side to the Rock Hill side, during the Great Flood of July 1916. At this point both the road bridge and the Southern Railway trestle were down, cutting off all travel across the Catawba River. Catawba Indians were ferrying the travelers in canoes.

This phtotograph shows the Great Flood of July 1916 as seen from the Fort Mill side of the Catawba River. The photo was probably taken at the height of the flood, on Thursday, July 17. The crowd is gathered to view the remnants of the Southern Railway trestle that crossed the river between Rock Hill and Fort Mill, which the flood had completely destroyed.

This photograph shows the original Catawba Power Company dam after construction was completed in 1904, but before it was destroyed by flood in 1916.

This photograph shows the Catawba Power Company dam under construction, possibly after it was partially destroyed by flood in December 1901.

This photo shows the Catawba Power Company dam under construction circa 1902, after it was partially destroyed by flood in December 1901.

This photograph shows the original Catawba Power Company dam circa 1905.

Workers building the Catawba Dam are using an early steam shovel in this photograph. Note the name "Southern Power Company" on the side of the shovel. The Southern Power Company was formed by James Buchanan Duke in 1905, after he became a partner in the dam project with Dr. Gill Wylie. The photo probably dates to the period when the dam was being rebuilt following its destruction in the Great Flood of July 1916. This picture was found in an old family photo album with the picture of the Catawba Dam. My ancestors lived on Old Concord Rd.

This is the original Catawba Power Company dam that was built between 1900 and 1904. This dam was partially destroyed in the Great Flood of July 1916, so the photo dates from some time between 1904 and 1916. The photograph was found with the picture of the workers building the dam in an old family album. My ancestors lived on Old Concord Rd.