Old deeds and records for land along the west bank of the Conestoga near its mouth refer to sales in “Millersport, commonly known as Safe Harbor.” Millersport, however, did not persist as a place name, and the area on both sides of the river has continued to be called Safe Harbor. Fishing and farming were early occupations. The area we now call Safe Harbor was important to the Indians and traders of the 1600s, and to the European settlers that arrived in the early 1700s. The large taller bay toward the east end has a full half-round arch opening and projects slightly from the face of the western length of the building, emphasizing its architectural and functional prominence as the connecting link between the plant and the office and support facilities. ![]() The primary bays of the original structure have shallow arched openings, the arches being a cast concrete, which creates a distinct articulation of the windows. ![]() The upper heads of the windows of both structures align and create a sense of continuity despite the differences in architectural expression. The 1986 addition, though equally functional from an operating point of view, is designed with two levels of individual window units and, as such, loses the soaring quality of the original building.īoth were built of the ochre-colored brick and the bays area defined with salient piers. ![]() To the east of this anchoring element, are two more tall bays and a lower 2-story entrance bay attached. There are 8 bays of 3 window units each, to the west of a taller, wider bay with a single full light window unit. 1931 Postcard of Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Dam
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