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The '''Lower Ragged Mountain Dam''' was originally known as '''Mayo's Rock Dam'''.<ref>Howell, David J. "Report on Mayo's Rock Dam, 1912-1913, Accession #14213, Special Collections." Letter to C.D. Carter, Superintendent Charlottesville Water Works. 11 Feb. 1913. University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, VA. <http://virgo.lib.virginia.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5>.</ref> | The '''Lower Ragged Mountain Dam''' was originally known as '''Mayo's Rock Dam'''.<ref>Howell, David J. "Report on Mayo's Rock Dam, 1912-1913, Accession #14213, Special Collections." Letter to C.D. Carter, Superintendent Charlottesville Water Works. 11 Feb. 1913. University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, VA. <http://virgo.lib.virginia.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5>.</ref> | ||
[http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/small/collections/holsinger/ The Holsinger Studio Collection] by Charlottesville photographer [[Rufus W. Holsinger]] refers to the dam in his 1912 photos as the | [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/small/collections/holsinger/ The Holsinger Studio Collection] by Charlottesville photographer [[Rufus W. Holsinger]] refers to the dam in his 1912 photos as the '''Charlottesville Dam'''. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |
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The Upper (circa 1885) and Lower (circa 1908) Ragged Mountain Dams create the Ragged Mountain Reservoir, a key component of the Charlottesville-Albemarle urban water supply maintained by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority.
Water Supply Plan
A plan to build a new Ragged Mountain Dam at the reservoir is currently under review as part of the 50-year community water supply plan (2005-2055).
In History
The Lower Ragged Mountain Dam was originally known as Mayo's Rock Dam.[1]
The Holsinger Studio Collection by Charlottesville photographer Rufus W. Holsinger refers to the dam in his 1912 photos as the Charlottesville Dam.
External Links
Notes
- ↑ Howell, David J. "Report on Mayo's Rock Dam, 1912-1913, Accession #14213, Special Collections." Letter to C.D. Carter, Superintendent Charlottesville Water Works. 11 Feb. 1913. University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, VA. <http://virgo.lib.virginia.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5>.