Anderson County · Marker 04-02
High Shoals
E. River St. at Broadway Lake Rd., 2 mi. E of Anderson
Front inscription
2.9 miles south on Rocky River. Anderson Water, Light & Power Co., organized in 1894 by William C. Whitner, was successful the next year in transmitting electricity over the distance of six miles to Anderson. This achievement was a herald of the industrial revolution in the South.