NP&L Company Timeline

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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