Tygart River Reservoir Dam

On the Tygart River, 2.25 mi. S of Grafton, Grafton, West Virginia. County/parish: Taylor.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 23, 1995. NRIS 95000763.

4 contributing buildings. 2 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • Tygart Dam

From Wikipedia:

Tygart Dam

Tygart Dam — also known as Tygart River Dam — is a gravity dam built (1934-38) and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. The dam regulates the waters of the Tygart Valley River. Its storage reservoir is known as Tygart Lake. Most of the lakeshore is occupied by Tygart Lake State Park and Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area. The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86536155

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