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Land & water

Power Plant

Before the vacations, there was a power project.

History explored: Deep Creek’s hydroelectric project

Historic black-and-white postcard showing Deep Creek Dam, the embankment, walkway, and reservoir.
Context photograph

Deep Creek Dam in an undated historic postcard. Context for the lake’s hydroelectric origins, not a photograph of the powerhouse.

Collection of Albert L. Feldstein, via DCL100 · DCL100 image collection ↗Included from Chris’s DCL100 collection for this private draft. Copyright ownership and permission for a public launch still need review.
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Deep Creek’s hydroelectric project

Deep Creek Lake began as infrastructure. The Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Company created the reservoir in 1925, supplying water for a generating station near the Youghiogheny River. The lake that later drew swimmers, sailors and summer homes was first a means of making electricity.

Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources records the station’s entry into service in 1925 and a federal license issued to Pennsylvania Electric Company in 1968. Water released through the project enters the Youghiogheny, linking lake management to a river known for trout and whitewater.

The powerhouse therefore offers a different way to read the scenery: the shore is not only a vacation setting, but part of a working water system. Recreation grew around that original purpose rather than replacing its history.

1925Hydroelectric station enters service
1968Federal project license issued

Follow the story

Sources used for this page. Historical interpretation is separate from the current menu.

  1. Maryland DNR · Deep Creek Project History

    The 1925 hydroelectric project and its relationship to the Youghiogheny River.

  2. Maryland DNR · Deep Creek Lake Natural Resource Management Area

    Lake creation by the Youghiogheny Hydroelectric Company in 1925.

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