Historic Dam Site
Historic Dam Site is a ruins in New River Township, Watauga County, North Carolina. Historic Dam Site is situated nearby to Covered Bridge, as well as near Edmisten Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Daniel Boone Native Gardens and Hickory Ridge Homestead.
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Garden
Daniel Boone Native Gardens, located in Boone, North Carolina, United States, has a collection of North Carolina native plants in an informal landscaped design. The gardens are open daily from May to October. Daniel Boone Native Gardens is situated 1½ miles west of Historic Dam Site.
Hickory Ridge Homestead
Museum
Hickory Ridge History Museum is a history museum centered around the Colonial era in Boone, North Carolina located adjacent to the ''Horn In The West'' Outdoor Drama. Hickory Ridge Homestead is situated 1¼ miles west of Historic Dam Site.
Holmes Center
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The George M. Holmes Convocation Center is an 8,325-seat multipurpose arena in Boone, North Carolina, United States, on the campus of Appalachian State University. Holmes Center is situated 1½ miles west of Historic Dam Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boone and Blowing Rock.
Boone
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Boone is a town in Watauga County nestled in the North Carolina Mountains, part of Appalachia. It is the home of Appalachian State University and is the county seat.
Blowing Rock
Blowing Rock is a town in Watauga and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census. The Caldwell County portion of Blowing Rock is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Watauga County portion is part of the Boone Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Historic Dam Site
- Type: Ruins
- Inscription: “Electricity Comes to Boone: Site of the original Dam and Power House for the New River Light and Power Company, 1915-1924”
- Category: historic site
- Location: New River Township, Watauga County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.20901° or 36° 12′ 33″ northLongitude
-81.64608° or 81° 38′ 46″ westOpen location code
868W6953+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 8426338790OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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