Located just north of Stanwood in Mecosta County's Mecosta Township, Rogers Dam was completed in 1906, destroyed by fire in 1921 and rebuilt in 1922. The rebuilt dam's generators in 1922 put out 7,200 volts, stepped up by transformers to 72,000 volts, the highest voltage in use anywhere in the world at that time.
Today the electricity generated at Rogers Dam is transmitted at 46,000 volts. Rogers Dam can generate up to 6,750 kilowatts of electricity, enough to serve a community of 3,700 people.
This image was donated by Helen Burden.
