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Lake Taneycomo originated when the White River was confined by the completion of the Powersite Dam, near Forsyth, Missouri, in 1913. [2] From 1913 until 1958 it was a warm water lake. [ 3 ] In the 1920s and 1930s, tourists began to be drawn to the lake and its nearby communities, Branson and Rockaway Beach .
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Forsyth is a city in Taney County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,730 at the 2020 census. [5] It is the county seat of Taney County. [6] The town is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area. Forsyth is located on Lake Taneycomo on U.S. Route 160. [7]
Powersite is an unincorporated community in Taney County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located across Lake Taneycomo from Forsyth on the southeast end of Powersite Dam. [2] The community is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area. Powersite Dam. A post office called Powersite has been in operation since 1913. [3]
Rockaway Beach is located on the north shore of Lake Taneycomo and the White River. Forsyth is approximately three miles to the southeast on Missouri Route 176. [9]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.69 square miles (1.79 km 2), of which 0.61 square miles (1.58 km 2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km 2) is water.
Powersite Dam at its completion circa 1913 Powersite Dam as it appears today. Powersite Dam is a hydroelectric dam that went into service in 1913 in Forsyth, Missouri.. It is found along the White River, and the reservoir it forms is Lake Taneycomo.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Taney County, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
MO 176 starts at a junction with U.S Route 160, approximately two miles north of Downtown Forsyth. The Route immediately drops sharply to the White River valley to become the Main Street of Rockaway Beach, a former resort town on the White River/Lake Taneycomo. The route then climbs out of the valley to once again meet Route 160, for which it ...