• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

SC Picture Project

The purpose of the South Carolina Picture Project is to celebrate the beauty of the Palmetto State while preserving some of its vanishing landscapes.

  • FIND A LANDMARK
    • BY CITY
    • BY COUNTY
    • BY CATEGORY
    • BYGONE LANDMARKS
  • ADD IMAGES
  • VOLUNTEER
  • SPONSORS
  • DONATE

Berry Shoals

SC PICTURE PROJECT 1 Comment

SC Picture Project / Spartanburg County / Berry Shoals

This abandoned truss near the town of Duncan stretches over a dam built on Berry Shoals on the South Tyger River for Tucapau Mills. The mill was built in 1895 on the Middle Tyger River and named for the Spartanburg County community of Tucapau (renamed Startex in 1936). Five years after the establishment of Tucapau Mills, the factory expanded and built a second mill. From that point both mills would utilize hydroelectric power supplied by the dam and powerhouse built in 1900 on nearby Berry Shoals, designed by textile mill engineer Stuart W. Cramer.

Berry Shoals

William H. Myers, III of Seneca, 2014 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Electricity was supplied to Tacapau Mills and the village of Tacapau the same year the dam and powerhouse were built. However, in 1903 heavy rains caused flooding in the valleys of the Middle Tyger and South Tyger Rivers, damaging the Tacapau Mills and the Berry Shoals dam. The mills and the dam were repaired, and the Berry Shoals power plant continued operating until 1959 when the powerhouse was deemed too outdated to be efficient.

Today the dam and powerhouse are owned by the Startex-Jackson-Wellford-Duncan Water District; an initial refurbishment effort was abandoned and the powerhouse remains unused.


Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/customer/www/scpictureproject.org/public_html/wp-content/themes/imagely-free-spirit/single.php on line 55

Plan Your Trip: Berry Shoals

Where is Berry Shoals located?
Address: Berry Shoals Road, Duncan, SC 29334
GPS Coordinates: 34.88780,-82.10137
What else should I see?
Harrison Brothers Store 3.2 miles
Reidville Academy Faculty House 3.3 miles
Reidville Presbyterian Church 3.3 miles
Abner Creek Baptist Church 4.5 miles
Show me more like this!
      Berry Shoals Map

      Please Help Us Stay Online

      We’d like thank everyone who generously supports the South Carolina Picture Project. You provide us with the inspiration and financial support we need to keep doing what we do. Every reader’s contribution, larger or small, is valuable. If you have enjoyed this website or found it helpful, please pitch in. Each donation helps – and it only takes a minute. Thank you!

      Support the SC Picture Project!

      $ 50.00
      Select Payment Method
      Personal Info

      Credit Card Info
      This is a secure SSL encrypted payment.

      Donation Total: $50.00

      You may also like

      You may also like

      No related posts.

      Reader Interactions

      Comments

      1. Lawrence Ulmer says

        February 28, 2021 at 4:59 PM

        Who was Berry Shoals names after? My grandmother was a Berry from that area whose family worshipped at Nazareth.

        Reply

      Leave a Reply Cancel reply

      Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

      Primary Sidebar

      FIND A LANDMARK

      Why This Site Matters

      Help Keep This Site Online

      We depend on the support of today’s readers to document South Carolina’s landmarks for future readers. Please help us continue this important work by making a donation below.

      $ 50.00
      Select Payment Method
      Personal Info

      Credit Card Info
      This is a secure SSL encrypted payment.

      Donation Total: $50.00

      Recent Posts

      • H.L. Hunley
      • Strand Theater
      • Camden Depot
      • Charleston City Marina
      • Secession Hill

      ABOUT US

      We are a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to preserve the history of South Carolina’s historic, natural, and cultural landmarks before they are lost to time. This website serves as a permanent digital archive of over 2,300 South Carolina landmarks – and counting. Learn more about our work.

      Footer

      ABOUT US

      We are a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to preserve the history of South Carolina’s historic, natural, and cultural landmarks before they are lost to time. This website serves as a permanent digital archive of over 2,300 South Carolina landmarks – and counting. Learn more about our work.

      CONTACT US

      We’d love to hear from you! Send us a quick email at share@scpictureproject.org.

      If you are looking for permission to use a photo, please reach out directly to the photographer listed in the image’s credit.

      JOIN US ON FACEBOOK

      The South Carolina Picture Project has two Facebook groups. One is dedicated to SC Historic Landmarks and Iconic Landscapes, and the other is dedicated to SC Nature and Wildlife.

      South Carolina Picture Project © 2022 · All Rights Reserved