The year 1957 brought change to Mooresville and southern Iredell County; and that change arrived in trucks. Big white ones flashed the logo of Burlington Industries; the new owners of the Mooresville Cotton Mills. Bright yellow ones from the Duke Power Company brought earth-moving machines to clear the Catawba River bottomland. That project; envisioned by James Buchanan Duke; Dr. Gill Wylie; and William States Lee Jr.; had the end goal of harnessing the energy of the Catawba River to provide electricity for the textile industry in the Carolinas. Duke Power�s plan for Cowans Ford Lake was the last piece of the network of hydroelectric stations; and the result was beautiful Lake Norman.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Lots of picturesBy Sharon HambrickThere are a lot of pictures from the early days of BJU. I enjoyed the interesting look back at the school.
