Scobey Power Plant and Dam

Jct. of Scobey Hill Rd. and Cattaraugus Cr., Springville, New York. County/parish: Erie.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 20, 1996. NRIS 96000296.

1 contributing building. 3 contributing structures.

From Wikipedia:

Scoby Power Plant and Dam

Scoby Power Plant and Dam is a historic dam and now defunct power plant located between the towns of Ashford and Concord, near Springville, New York. The complex is located on the eastern bank of Cattaraugus Creek outside Springville. It is representative of a small hydroelectric generating facility of the early 20th century in Western New York. The complex was constructed in 1925, replacing a facility near this site.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317701

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