Splash Dam, Rabun County

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A splash dam built by the Gennett Lumber Company on Camp Creek, in Rabun County. Splash dams are log structures that raise the water level enough to back up a large quantity of cut timber.

Courtesy of Mars Hill College, Appalachian Room Archives, Gennett Collection.

Splash Dam, Rabun County

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