Big Wills Creek Dam Construction

Alabama Power founder William Patrick Lay built the company's first hydroelectric plant on Big Wills Creek in 1902 to power Altoona, located in west Etowah County.

Historic photograph of Alabama Power workers constructing the company's first hydroelectric plant on Big Wills Creek in 1902.
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Historic photograph of Alabama Power workers constructing the company's first hydroelectric plant on Big Wills Creek in 1902.

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