This series of photos from 1951-’53 clearly depict the rapid construction of the Sinclair Dam at the southernmost point of Lake Sinclair. Photos courtesy of Georgia Power
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Plant Branch, near Milledgeville, was as much a symbol for Lake Sinclair itself, as it was for Georgia Power Company.
Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey of Putnam County every other week this year, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain interesting.
The history of Lake Sinclair, or the Furman Shoals project as it was known in its formative stages, da…
