Above: This hand-drawn map shows how the project bypasses a horseshoe bend in the Niangua River to channel water to the two generators. Right: The powerhouse takes shape not long before its completion in 1930. Right: Workers bored this tunnel through solid rock to carry water to the plant. It was later smoothed with concrete. Far right: Machinery for the powerhouse had to be lowered down the ridge on a trolley. Photos courtesy Sho-Me Power. 16 RURAL MISSOURI | SEPTEMBER 2023