The Bowersock Dam is a run-of-river dam on the Kansas River in Lawrence, Kansas. Constructed in 1874 to provide mechanical power, it now hosts the only hydroelectric plant in the state of Kansas.
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Historic place. Built in 1874 to provide mechanical power it now houses the only hydroelectric plant in Kansas. There are two historical markers with information about the dam at the site. Additionally, there is a memorial marker on the North Lawrence side of the Lawrence bridge remembering the lynching of three...
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