Warrior Ridge Dam and Hydroelectric Plant

	Warrior Ridge Dam and Hydroelectric Plant
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Warrior Ridge Dam and Hydroelectric Plant, 1990
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Location	2 miles (3.2 km) south of Petersburg, along the former Conrail main line, Logan Township, Pennsylvania and Porter Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°32′22″N 78°02′03″W / 40.53944°N 78.03417°WCoordinates: 40°32′22″N 78°02′03″W / 40.53944°N 78.03417°W
Area	8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built	1905
Built by	Hydraulic Const. Co.
Architect	Cushman, William H.; Ambursen, E.,
MPS	Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780-1939 MPS
NRHP reference No.	90000701
Added to NRHP	April 26, 1990

The Warrior Ridge Dam and Hydroelectric Plant is a historic dam and power plant and national historic district spanning the Frankstown Branch Juniata River and located in Logan Township and Porter Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 5 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures. They are the main dam, power plant, auxiliary dam, and four houses and a former church in the operators village. The main dam was built between 1905 and 1907 and is 400 feet (120 m) long and 27 feet (8.2 m) high, constructed of reinforced concrete. The auxiliary dam was built in 1907 and measures 110 feet (34 m) long and 27 feet high. The power plant was constructed in 1906–1907, and measured 30 by 205 feet (9.1 by 62.5 m), with a steam plant and two wings. The power plant was partially demolished in 1978. The houses and former church were built by plant developer, the Junuata Hydro-Electric Company of Philadelphia.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Deborah L. Suciu (November 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Warrior Ridge Dam and Hydroelectric Plant" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-03.

External links[]

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-377, "Warrior Ridge Dam, Spanning Frankstown Branch of Juniata River, Petersburg vicinity, Huntingdon County, PA", 12 photos, 5 data pages, 1 photo caption page

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Deborah L. Suciu (November 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Warrior Ridge Dam and Hydroelectric Plant" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-03.

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