January 23, 1925 – The Petersburg Hydro-Electric project is complete. The plant is the very best that could be bought for the money and we feel sure very few small towns in the United States have such a fine plant. The people of Petersburg spent $115,000 [approximately $1.8 million today] for this plant and here is what they have for their money. The project starts at Crystal Lake, situated at an elevation of 1250 feet in a natural crater above Blind Slough, on the east side of Wrangell narrows, 17 miles from Petersburg. Across the mouth of the lake is built a log and rock dam, 8 feet high and...
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