1929:
ALCOA secures charter for NP&L as a subsidiary to develop
power sites on the Little Tennessee, Nantahala, and Tuckasegee
Rivers.
1929:
Stock Market Crash
1930:
ALCOA buys up electric companies in Robbinsville, Andrews, Marble,
and Tapoco
1933:
NP&L begins selling power to Dillsboro and Sylva Electric
Light Company
1937:
NP&L relocates offices from Bryson City to Franklin
1939:
Western Carolinaís Teacherís College becomes part of NP&Lís
service area
1940:
Construction of Glenville Dam begins
1940:
Flood of 1940
1941:
Glenville completed and dedicated: adds 21,600 KW to NP&Lís
meager 2,000KW
1942:
Nantahala Dam construction completed
1950:
small dam on Tuckasegee downstream from Thorpe Plant
1950:
Mr John M. Archer became NP&Lís president following the death
of Mr. Thorpe in February
1951:
Glenville Plant renamed Thorpe Plant
1952:
NP&L moved into new office on West Main Street in Franklin
1952:
Nantahala now serves 95% of all area residents: the customer
base grew from 86 to 8,373 in 23 years
1952:
Cedar Cliff Lake and dam construction completed
1954:
Bear Creek dam and reservoir completed
1955:
Wolf Creek and Tennessee Creek completed
1957:
Dillsboro and Sylva Electric Light Company bought out by NP&L
1959:
NP&L must buy power from TVA to meet demands
1971:
ALCOA voluntarily ceases to be customer of NP&L
1976:
Mr William M. Jontz becomes NP&Lís president
1988:
An auction of land (2300 acres) NP&L grossed $4 million
+ from auction
1988:
Duke Power purchases NP&L
1991:
NP&L system connected to Dukeís at Tuckasegee
1993:
Ed Tucker becomes new president of NP&L
1993:
Blizzard of í93 hits western North Carolina
1995:
Hurricane Opal hits western North Carolina
1997:
NP&L moved into new corporate headquarters in Franklin
1998:
NP&L became division of Duke Power
2003:
Fred Alexander, former manager of corporate communications for
NP&L, donates artifacts to WCUís Special Collections and Mountain
Heritage Center
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